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Nutrient Cycling Books

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 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

Microbial Ecology

Author: Larry Barton, Diana Northup

School: Edo University

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: MCB221

Topics: Microbial Ecology, microfossils, microorganism diversity, Archaeal Diversity, Fungal Diversity, protist diversity, Algal Diversity, Viral Diversity, cell physiology, metabolism, cell movement, chemotaxis, Bioelectrochemical Activities, energetics, Heterotrophs, Chemolithotrophs, Photophosphorylation, Bacteriorhodopsin Reaction, microbial habitat, Aquatic Habitats, Soil Habitats, microscopy, Molecular Phylogenetics, Metagenomics, Environmental Proteomics, Microbial Interactions, Symbiotic Associations, Mycorrhizae, Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria, Parasitism, mutalism, microbial communities, biomats, biofilms, Species Diversity, food webs, Primary Production, Energy Flow, Nitrogen Cycling, Sulfur Cycling, Phosphorus Cycling, Iron Cycling, bioremediation, genetic engineering, Xenobiotics degradation

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

General biology 2 lecture note

Author: BIO UNIZIK

School: Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: BIO102

Topics: environment, health, disease, environmental health problems, botany, ecology, ecosystem, food chain, food web, nutrient cycling, nutrient cycle, cancer, bacteria, Insecta, Nematoda, phylum Porifera

Absorption of digested nutrients

Author: Prof.I.E Ezeagu

School: University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Department: Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health science

Course Code: ANAT

Topics: Transport Systems, Absorption of Fat, Active Transport

Hydrobiology

Author: ANB FUTMINNA

School: Federal University of Technology, Minna

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: ANB321

Topics: Hydrobiology, LenticHabitat, Limnology, fresh water ecology, littoral zone, lake, lentic communities, lotic habitat, Estuaries, Estuarine nutrient cycling, marine environment, marine organisms

Population material

Author: ZOO UNIZIK

School: Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: ZOO161

Topics: population, expansive population pyramids, stationary population pyramids, population pyramid, population size, population density, population abundance, population growth, community, ecosystem, energy flow, decomposition, nutrient cycling, biodiversity, environment, ecological niche

Principles and practice of soil science, 4th edition

Author: Robert White

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM516

Topics: soil science, soil habitat, soil mineral components, soil organisms, soil organic matter, soil structure, soil micromorphology, soil porosity, soil-forming factors, climate, hydrologic cycle, soil temperature, evaporation, cation exchange, Anion adsorption, Clay–organic matter interactions, soil aeration, soil respiration, soil profile, Hydromorphic soils, Salt-affected soils, nutrient cycling, phosphorus, sulphur, potassium, calcium, magnesium, trace elements, soil management, soil acidity, liming, soil erosion, fertilizers, pesticides, nitrogen fertilizers, phosphate fertilizers, plant protection, problem soils, soil drainage, soil information systems, soil survey methods, soil quality

Nutrition and Diet Therapy, 6th edition

Author: Carroll Lutz, Erin Mazur, Nancy Litch

School: Edo University

Department: Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health science

Course Code: NSG203

Topics: Nutrition, Diet Therapy, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, energy balance, vitamins, minerals, water, digestion, absorption, metabolism, excretion, family, community nutrition, Life Cycle Nutrition, food management, clinical nutrition, Nutrient Delivery, weight management, food choices, nutritional cate, myplate, carbohydrate counting, cholesterol, dietary fat intake, homeostasis, measuring energy, energy nutrient values, energy intake, Fat-Soluble Vitamins, water-soluble vitamins, Vitamin Supplements, trace minerals, Mineral Supplementation, water balance, water imbalance, digestion

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