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Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics, 2nd edition

Author: Pedro Sanchez

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM501

Topics: soil properties, soil management, tropical environment, temperature, solar radiation, rainfall, tropical climates, vegetation, physiography, Anthropocene, biodiversity, climate change, demographics, Green Revolutions, Tropical Agroecosystems, land use, land-use change, Pedology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Laterite Paradigm, tropical soils, tropical soil research, Soil Taxonomy, soil classification systems, soil physical properties, soil temperature, soil structure, soil compaction, soil water, soil erosion, conservation, conservation agriculture, water, rainfed agriculture, irrigated agriculture, irrigation, mineralogy, clay minerals, mineralogy families, Anion Exchange Capacity, soil acidity capacity, Acid Soil Infertility, Liming, overliming, subsoil acidity, secondary acidity, soil biology, soil biodiversity, comminution, decomposition, nutrient elements transformation, soil structure regulation, organic carbon, carbon pools, carbon fractions, animal manures, composts, biochars, organic farming, soil fertility, nutrient cycling, nutrient uptake, determining fertilizer needs, nitrogen cycle, nitrogen pools, atmospheric deposition, biological nitrogen fixation, mineral fertilizers, organic nitrogen mineralization, soil nitrogen fertilizer reactions, Phosphorus Cycle, Phosphorus, Total Soil Phosphorus, inorganic Phosphorus, Phosphorus sorption, Phosphorus release, plant Phosphorus requirements, Phosphorus fertilization, sulfur cycle, sulfur sorption, Sulphur fertilization, Forest–Soil Nutrient Cycles, land clearing, Mechanized Land Clearing, Crop Yield Declines, Field Abandonment, Secondary Forest Fallows, puddling, flooding, rice cultivation systems, Nutrient Management, Yield Stagnation, Nitrogen Sequestration, Livestock-Based Tropical Systems, tropical pastures, Tropical Livestock Management Systems, pastoralism, Smallholder Mixed Crop–Livestock Systems, Extensive Pasture-Based Beef Production, Pasture Degradation, Crop–Pasture Integration, Tropical Tree-Based Systems, Plantation Forestry, Plantation Forestry Species, Agroforestry, Agroforestry Tree Species, Agroforestry Systems, Simultaneous Agroforestry, Sequential Agroforestry, tree crops

Soil microbiology and Biochemistry

Author: AI Gabasaw

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM505

Topics: Soil microbiology, Soil Biochemistry, Nitrogen Cycle, Rhizosphere Microbes, Phosphorus Cycle, Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Mycorrhiza, organic matter, animal wastes, sewage materials, Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Detergents in Soils, Pesticides in Soils, bacteria, Archaea

Soil Fertility and Fertilizers, 8th edition

Author: John Havlin, Samuel Tisdale, Werner Nelson, James Beaton

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM501

Topics: Soil Fertility, Fertilizers, global population growth, food consumption, food production, agricultural land use, crop yields, nutrient use, Crop Yield Limiting Factors, buffering capacity, mineral solubility, soil acidity, soil alkalinity, Soil pH Buffering, Reducing Soil Acidity Effects, Calcareous Soils, Saline Soils, Sodic Soils, Saline-Sodic Soils, nitrogen, Biological Fixation, Phosphorus, Phosphorus cycle, soil Phosphorus forms, Phosphorus sources, Potassium cycle, soil Potassium forms, Potassium sources, Sulfur, Calcium, Magnesium, Micronutrients, iron, zinc, coper, Manganese, Boron, chloride, Molybdenum, Nickel, Beneficial Elements, soil fertility evaluation, plant nutrient-deficiency symptoms, plant analysis, greenhouse tests, soil testing, nutrient management, soil characteristics, nutrient placement, Nutrient Interactions, nutrient Economics, Agricultural Productivity, Environmental Quality

Integrated Soil Management

Author: Odunze Chidowe

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM506

Topics: Soil Management, Soil Erosion, water erosion, Soil Erodibility, water erosion effects, wind erosion, organic soils, soil organic carbon Sequestration, Regosol, problem soils, polluted soils, sandy soil, shallow soil, skeletal soil, Polluted Soil reclamation, Polluted Soils management, Polluted Soils bioremediation, soil nutrient dynamics, wetland soils, sheet erosion, rill erosion, gully erosion, stream banl erosion

Soil Morphology and Classification

Author: Obasi Sunday Nathaniel

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM507

Topics: Soil Morphology, soil Classification, soil horizons, soil boundaries, soil colour, soil texture, soil structure, Soil Consistence, Root abundance, soil formation, catena, Nigerian soil classification, Soil Moisture Regime, soil taxonomy

Fertilizer technology

Author: Ado Yusuf

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM512

Topics: Fertilizer technology, fertilizer consumption, Nitrogen fertilizer composition, phosphorus fertilizer composition, potassium fertilizer composition, micronutrient fertilizer composition, Fertilizer calculations content, fertilizer application content, Phosphorus fertilizer production, Potassium fertilizer production, Fertilizer Specifications, Complete Fertilizers, Straight Fertilizer, Compound Fertilizer, Fertilizer Ratio

Soil Ecosystem

Author: Aliyu Anchau

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM514

Topics: Soil Ecosystem, Microbial Ecology, soil ecosystem development, Soil Food Web, Biogeochemistry, Nutrient Cycling, Carbon cycling, Nitrogen Cycling, Plant Roots, Rhizosphere

Advanced Soil Science

Author: Aliyu Musa

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM516

Topics: Soil Science, silicate chemistry, soil form rocks, minerals, soil composition, soil porosity, soil texture, soil density, soil water relationships, Evapo-Transpiration, tillage, soil properties, Soil Micro-Organisms, Shifting Cultivation, Fallow System

Tree Crops Production

Author: Duro Olarewaju

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AEM713

Topics: Tree Crops Production, citrus, mango, Guava, pawpaw, cashew, Banana, plantain, grapevine, Agbono, pineapple, Vegetable propagation, Sexual propagation, Nursery site selection, germinating seeds, budding, grafting, permanent transplanting, weed control, mulching, pruning, Seed bed preparation, Root stock seed planting, budding bed, orchard planting, Fertilizer application

Extension Organisation and Management

Author: FO Oladipo

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: AEM736

Topics: Extension Organisation, extension Management, Decision-Making Theory, human relations theory, fusion theory, functional theory, Decision Making, Organisational Structure, Departmentalization, organizing

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