Organic Soils and Peat Materials for Sustainable Agriculture

by Leon Etienne Parent (Editor), Piotr Ilnicki (Editor)

Overview

While organic soils have the potential to contribute greatly to agricultural production, the irreversible processes that occur from draining organic soils need to be managed with caution. The wise use of peatlands must include the avoidance of unacceptable ecological effects on the contiguous and global environment. Organic Soils and Peat Materials

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000611250
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	07/29/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	23 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Léon Etienne Parent received his Ph.D. in soil fertility from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. He is a member of the Soil Science Society of America, the Canadian Soil Science Society, the International Soil Science Society, and the International Peat Society (IPS). He has chaired the Histic Soil Quality Working Group of IPS since 1996. He has authored or co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed articles, more than half related to organic soils and peat substrates. He has also contributed to seven book chapters and technical papers on organic soils. His major contributions to organic soil science concern soil transformations after drainage, agricultural capability classification, crop rotation and nutrient diagnosis, as well as the use of peat as a mineral soil amendment and as a source of humic substances for enhancing phosphorus fertilizer efficiency in mineral soils.

Dr. Piotr Ilnicki received his Ph.D. in soil science from the Agricultural University in Szczecin, Poland. He is a former vice-president of the International Peat Society (IPS), and president of Commission III of IPS (agriculture) and of the Polish National Committee of IPS. He is member of the Polish Soil Science Society and of the International Association for Landscape Ecology. He has authored or co-authored more than 70 peer-reviewed articles. He also edited a Polish handbook on peatlands and peat.

Table of Contents

The Moorsh or Muck Horizons as Quality Indicators of Reclaimed Organic Soils. Irreversible Loss of Organic Soil Functions after Reclamation. Water-Related Physical Attributes of Organic Soils. Quality of Peat Substrates for Plants Grown in Containers. Soil Acidity Determination Methods for Organic Soils and Peat Materials. Nitrogen and Phosphorus Balance Indicators in Organic Soils. Retention of Copper in Cu-Enriched Organic Soils. Fate of Pesticides in Organic Soils. Quality of Organic Soils for Agriculture Use of Cutover Peatlands in Russia. Agriculture Production Systems for Organic Soil Conservation.