www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops the-living-soil Ch 4. The Living Soil ...is a major pest of apples in humid regions, and some leaf miner insects can be partly controlled when worms eat the leaves and incorporate the residues deeper into the...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops soil-degradation Ch 6. Soil Degradation: Erosion, Compaction, and Contamination ...and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). 1997. Soil Management. Best Management Practices Series. Available from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Roberts, T. 2014. Cadmium and phosphorous fertilizers: The issue...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops compaction Ch 15. Addressing Compaction ...Will it affect soil quality? Soil Science Society of America Journal 72: 960–969. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs. 1997. Soil Management. Best Management Practices Series. Available from the...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops what-is-organic-matter-and-why-is-it-so-important Ch 2. What Is Organic Matter and Why Is It So Important ...Woods, eds. 2003. Amazonian Dark Earths: Origin, Properties, Management. Kluwer Academic Publishing: Dordrecht, Netherlands. Lehmann, J. and M. Rondon. 2006. Bio-char soil management on highly weathered soils in the humid...
www.sare.org publications building-soils-for-better-crops making-and-using-composts Ch 13. Making and Using Composts ...and to reduce pest pressures and environmental impacts (e.g., by improving water infiltration). Composts are also extensively used in landscaping and gardening as urban soils are often compromised by construction...