Building Soils for Better Crops

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Building Soils for Better Crops explains how soil management boosts fertility and yields while reducing environmental impacts and pest pressures. Ecological soil management works with, rather than against, the built-in strengths of your plant/soil system.

Keywords

Soil organic matter
Managing soil tilth
Using appropriate tillage
Incorporating animal manures
Making and using composts
Integrating cover crops into rotations
Reducing soil erosion
Nutrient management
Methods to avoid and decrease soil compaction
Evaluate soil health

Pages

SX1007, new June 2000