The Soils of Argentina

The Soils of Argentina
Title The Soils of Argentina PDF eBook
Author Gerardo Rubio
Publisher Springer
Pages 268
Release 2018-05-30
Genre Nature
ISBN 3319768530

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This is the first comprehensive book on Argentinian pedology. It discusses the main soil types of Argentina, their geographical distribution, classification, functions, agricultural use, ecological aspects, and the threats to which they have been subjected during centuries of intensive and extensive management. The description of the soils is accompanied by a complete set of data, pictures and maps, including benchmark profiles and an overview of the country's agricultural production. It also deals with future scenarios of the relationships between soil science and other disciplines and the main challenges that soil science will face in the future. Further, the book explores aspects of the main soil forming factors, such as climate, vegetation, geology and geomorphology, making use of new, unpublished data and elaborations, and presents a history of pedological research in Argentina.

Saline and Alkaline Soils in Latin America

Saline and Alkaline Soils in Latin America
Title Saline and Alkaline Soils in Latin America PDF eBook
Author Edith Taleisnik
Publisher Springer Nature
Pages 463
Release 2020-09-26
Genre Nature
ISBN 3030525929

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This book provides the first comprehensive overview of saline and alkaline soils in Latin America, known for having one of the most extensive surface of salt-affected soils in the world. It is organized along two main axes: soils and vegetation. The book discusses the occurrence of such soils in the region, focusing mainly in management strategies for their sustainable use, and it presents accounts of natural vegetation and crops in the various environments of the region. Social impacts of such conditions and ongoing projects to overcome them are considered. Likewise, the book highlights physiological mechanisms that are responsible for the negative effects these soils exert on crops and forest resources and determine vegetation distribution in them. Plant breeding challenges and new perspectives for such environments are discussed. Technologies such as irrigation and drainage are included. The readership includes soil and plant scientists, as well as policy makers.

Trees in Patagonia

Trees in Patagonia
Title Trees in Patagonia PDF eBook
Author Bernardo Gut
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 280
Release 2008-12-23
Genre Science
ISBN 3764388382

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This book is a guide to the native trees and approximately 95% of the introduced arboreal species of Argentine and Chilean Patagonia. Keys based on vegetative characters and richly illustrated descriptions of more than 170 species form the core of the manual.

Vino Argentino

Vino Argentino
Title Vino Argentino PDF eBook
Author Laura Catena
Publisher Chronicle Books
Pages 242
Release 2010-09
Genre Cooking
ISBN 0811873307

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Presents a tour of Argentina's wine region, with information about the climate, local attractions, wine varieties, and local cuisine of each location.

The Soils of the Philippines

The Soils of the Philippines
Title The Soils of the Philippines PDF eBook
Author Rodelio B. Carating
Publisher Springer Science & Business
Pages 363
Release 2014-04-23
Genre Nature
ISBN 9401786828

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The first soil survey in the Philippines was done by Mr. Clarence Dorsey, an American soil scientist in the province of Batangas in 1903. The Soils of the Philippines, however, is the first comprehensive summary of more than a century of soil-survey work in this country. It integrates the soil concepts of the reconnaissance soil-survey results, which commenced as early as 1934 and continued until the mid 1960s, with the semi-detailed soil surveys that continue to this day. The result is the first-ever genetic key for classifying Philippine soils at soil series level; thus, making it possible for any newcomers to the soil survey field to confidently produce their own soil map, at a more detailed map scale, to suit the project requirements. This book brings together discussions on soils and soil mapping units and up-to-date international techniques and technologies. It makes soils relevant to current political realities and national issues. As soil survey moves from a reductionist agricultural-development planning tool to a more holistic and integrated approach, to enable us to understand our dynamic and complex environment, The Soils of the Philippines will be the only source of authoritative and updated data on soil resources for macro-level resource management planning for decades to come. With a vanishing breed of experienced soil surveyors, not only in the Philippines but also worldwide, it may remain the only book on Philippine soils for the next hundred years or more. Since soils follow a geological and not a human time frame, the contents of this volume will stay relevant for soil surveyors even in a fast changing world. As the country leaps from an agricultural economy towards modernization and a more diversified economic base, some of the soil series in the Philippines, for example the Guadalupe series underlying the skyscrapers of Makati City, are becoming extinct as a result of urban development. Therefore, this book serves as the repository for the soils that we possess, the soils that have been lost through decades of urbanization while, at the same time, it creates a soil classification system for the soils we are yet to discover.

Markets for Agricultural Implements and Farm Machinery in Argentina and Uruguay

Markets for Agricultural Implements and Farm Machinery in Argentina and Uruguay
Title Markets for Agricultural Implements and Farm Machinery in Argentina and Uruguay PDF eBook
Author Sherwood H. Avery
Publisher
Pages 80
Release 1925
Genre Agricultural machinery industry
ISBN

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Micronutrients and the Nutrient Status of Soils

Micronutrients and the Nutrient Status of Soils
Title Micronutrients and the Nutrient Status of Soils PDF eBook
Author Mikko Sillanpää
Publisher Food & Agriculture Org.
Pages 466
Release 1982
Genre Science
ISBN 9789251011935

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