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| Publication Type:
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| Author(s): | Anonymous |
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| Title: | Soil organic matter |
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| Source: | The Agrostologist. Vol. [3], No. [2], Autumn 1939, p. XV-XVI [15-16]. |
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| Publishing Information: | London: Evans and Lewis |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Composts; Earthworms; Humus; Lime; Organic matter; Soil improvement; Turf maintenance
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the utility of humus in fertilizing turf, suggesting that "healthy turf can only be obtained if the supply of soil humus is kept at a satisfactory level." Explains the origins of the soil to be "formed from the alteration or decomposition of organic matter added to the soil," and mentioning the impact earthworms have on the soil and humus. Indicates that "humus can only exert its maximum effect on the physical condition of the soil when it is accompanied by a sufficiency of lime," adding that "humus in this condition is sometimes called mild humus." Explains that humus "is the constituent which acts as a reservoir of lime, magnesia, potash, etc. required for plant nutrition." Details that humus "contributes greatly to the water holding capacity of soil...[and corrects] the over looseness of sandy soils." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Anonymous. 1939. Soil organic matter. Agrostologist. [3]([2]):p. XV-XVI [15-16]. |
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