Soil Sickness

POLITYCKA, B.; WU, F.; SAMPIETRO, D. A.; NARWAL, S. S. (SERIES EDITOR)

Studium Press LLC

Lugar: Houston; Año: 2011 p. 240

1-9-33699-67-1

Soil  Sickness is an important area of research worldwide, however, little research has been done because it is complex phenomenon and caused by many factors (nutrients exhaustion, deterioration of soil structure, physical and chemical properties, development of phytopathogenic microflora, one-sided development of some groups of soil microflora, pest’s multiplication i. e. nematodes, changes in pH, accumulation of phytotoxic substances in soil). This field did not receive the attention it deserved, however, in past few years, there is new impetus on Soil Sickness research mainly on Autotoxicity of crops and trees. Hence, Allelopathy Journal published a Special Issue on Soil Sickness (Guest Editors: B. Politycka, Poland, and J. Q. Yu, China, Volume 18 (1),  2006). Till now, there is only one book, A.M. Grodzinsky, (1976). Allelopathy in Soil Sickness (Russian, English translated 2007). It is hoped that this Book on Methodology will initiate more research on Soil Sickness. The book is divided in 2 sections: Section I. Abiotic factors, has 5 Chapters (Soil sickness: An overview, Plant Nutrients, Soil Salinity and Acidity, Soil Compaction, Soil Organic Matter), Section II. Biotic factors consists of 9 Chapters (Phytotoxic Substances, Soil Microorganisms and Soil-Borne Diseases, Soil Enzymes, Insects in Agrosystems, Plant Parasitic Nematodes, Weed Studies, Soil Sickness and Productivity, Morpho-Anatomical changes in crops under soil sickness, Soil Sickness in Forestry). This book will serve as ready reference in laboratory/greenhouse/field studies and in class room. It helps to solve many problems of Soil Sickness. It will be useful for UG and PG students pursing allelopathic work at laboratory, greenhouse and field levels and to Biologists and Ecologists. We have tried to provide appropriate solutions to the problems of Soil Sickness. The users of this book can select suitable methods, according to the available facilities.