Nutrient elements in grassland : soil-plant-animal relationships /

This book deals with the concentrations and transformations of nutrient elements in soils, grassland plants and ruminants, particularly sheep and cattle. Data are restricted to those relevant to temperate grasslands. After an introductory chapter, the next 3 chapters deal with nutrient elements in s...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Whitehead, D. C. (David Charles)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; New York, NY : CABI Pub., ©2000.
Series:Cabi Ser.
Subjects:
Trace elements in animal nutrition.
Ruminants > Nutrition.
Trace elements in plant nutrition.
Forage plants > Composition.
Soils > Trace element content.
Oligoéléments dans l'alimentation des animaux.
Oligoéléments dans la nutrition des plantes.
Plantes fourragères > Composition.
Sols > Teneur en oligoéléments.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Animal Husbandry.
Cattle.
Ruminants.
Sheep.
Cations.
Chemical composition.
Chlorine.
Cycling.
Elements.
Grassland soils.
Grasslands.
Iodine.
Minerals.
Nutrient availability.
Nutrient balance.
Nutrients.
Plant composition.
Temperate grasslands.
Trace elements.
Uptake.
Forage plants > Composition
Ruminants > Nutrition
Soils > Trace element content
Trace elements in animal nutrition
Trace elements in plant nutrition
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Notes; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Nutrient Elements in Soils; Chapter 3 Uptake and Concentrations of Nutrient Elements in Grassland Herbage; Chapter 4 Nutrient Elements in Ruminant Animals; Chapter 5 Nitrogen; Chapter 6 Phosphorus; Chapter 7 Sulphur; Chapter 8 Macronutrient Cations: Potassium, Sodium, Calcium and Magnesium; Chapter 9 Micronutrient Cations: Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Copper and Cobalt; Chapter 10 The Nutrient Halogens: Chlorine and Iodine; Chapter 11 Boron, Molybdenum and Selenium; Glossary; References; Appendix; Index.

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