Farmer and gardener about soils, their ecology and increased fertility

This book in an accessible form sets out information on practical soil science, necessary for rational land use in a modern private economy. The natural processes of soil formation, soil changes under the influence of human activity, as well as soil features as the habitat of grassy and woody vegetation are considered. The advantages and probable negative consequences of measures to optimize soil modes, as well as the possibility of their alternative use, are analyzed. Particular attention was paid to the use of drainage, irrigation, agroselioratrative measures, protecting soils from salting, elaboration, deflation, aquatic erosion, pollution with heavy metals, radionuclides, etc. Ways to improve the agrochemical state of soils, as well as measures to protect them from degradation changes.
The book is intended for people who do not have special preparation in the field of soil science, but constantly working with soils, --- farmers, gardeners, environmentalists, landscape designers, etc., as well as for students of the corresponding courses on the subject "basics Soils, land reclamation, ecology and soil protection from degradation. "