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Web URL(s): | https://listings.lib.msu.edu/illtc/1973.pdf#page=103 Last checked: 01/13/2017 Requires: PDF Reader Notes: Item is within a single large file |
Publication Type:
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Author(s): | Stevenson, F. J. |
Author Affiliation: | Professor, Department of Agronomy, University of Illinois |
Title: | Soil - A living environment |
Section: | General Session - The Soil Environment Other records with the "General Session - The Soil Environment" Section
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Meeting Info.: | November 29-30, 1973, Champaign, IL |
Source: | Proceedings of the 14th Illinois Turfgrass Conference. Vol. 14, 1973, p. 101-105. |
Publishing Information: | Urbana-Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, Cooperative Extension Service, College of Agriculture; and the Illinois Turfgrass Foundation |
# of Pages: | 5 |
Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Soils; Bacteria; Actinomycetales; Fungi; Algae; Rhizosphere; Pesticides
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Abstract/Contents: | Soil is discussed as being a medium for growth of higher plants, and being the host of many living organisms. The microscopic organisms in soil mainly consist of; bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi, and algae. Rhizospheres also exist, providing a site for free-living nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Faunal communities also exist, including; earthworms, enchytraeid worms, nematodes, protozoa, etc. Also discussed are the effects of pesticides on soil organisms. |
Language: | English |
References: | 0 |
Note: | Tables |
| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete): Stevenson, F. J. 1973. Soil - A living environment. p. 101-105. In Proceedings of the 14th Illinois Turfgrass Conference. November 29-30, 1973, Champaign, IL. Urbana-Champaign, IL: University of Illinois, Cooperative Extension Service, College of Agriculture; and the Illinois Turfgrass Foundation. |
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