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Soil biology basics

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'Soil biology basics' is an information series describing basic concepts in soil biology.

More information can be obtained from the Australian book Soil biological fertility: A key to sustainable land use in agriculture (2003), edited by Lyn Abbott & Daniel Murphy.

TitleDetails
How to conduct your own field trials
PDF, 65.2 KB
How to encourage soil organisms
PDF, 134.0 KB
Fumigation, inoculation and disease suppression
PDF, 76.7 KB
Microbes and minerals
PDF, 437.7 KB
Nematodes
PDF, 199.9 KB
How to build organic matter in your soil
PDF, 73.9 KB
Soil bacteria
PDF, 69.9 KB
Soil biology testing
PDF, 73.8 KB
Soil fungi
PDF, 74.3 KB
Questions to ask about soil biology products
PDF, 71.3 KB
The rhizosphere
PDF, 111.0 KB
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