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Category : Agronomy
Languages : en
Pages :
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Soil Quality-agronomy Technical Note
Legumes and Soil Quality
Author: Soil Quality and Vegetable Production
Author: Agronomy Technical Notes
Author: United States. Soil Conservation ServicePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Improving Soil Quality on the Southern Coastal Plain
Author: Interpreting the Soil Conditioning Index
Author: Managing Conservation Tillage
Author: Soil Quality-urban Technical Note
Author: Liming to Improve Soil Quality in Acid Soils
Author: Soil and Water Quality
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309049334
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 541
Book Description
How can the United States meet demands for agricultural production while solving the broader range of environmental problems attributed to farming practices? National policymakers who try to answer this question confront difficult trade-offs. This book offers four specific strategies that can serve as the basis for a national policy to protect soil and water quality while maintaining U.S. agricultural productivity and competitiveness. Timely and comprehensive, the volume has important implications for the Clean Air Act and the 1995 farm bill. Advocating a systems approach, the committee recommends specific farm practices and new approaches to prevention of soil degradation and water pollution for environmental agencies. The volume details methods of evaluating soil management systems and offers a wealth of information on improved management of nitrogen, phosphorus, manure, pesticides, sediments, salt, and trace elements. Landscape analysis of nonpoint source pollution is also detailed. Drawing together research findings, survey results, and case examples, the volume will be of interest to federal, state, and local policymakers; state and local environmental and agricultural officials and other environmental and agricultural specialists; scientists involved in soil and water issues; researchers; and agricultural producers.