The Black Earth : Ecological Principles for Sustainable Agriculture on Chernozem Soils - Krupenikov, Igori Arcadie; Boincean, Boris P.; Dent, David; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011)
Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The soil cover -- 3. Soil texture and structure -- 4. Soil mineralogy and elemental composition -- 5. Adsorption capacity and reaction -- 6. Soluble salts and soil solution -- 7. Humus - the guardian of soil fertility and global carbon sink -- 8. The nitrogen riddle -- 9. Phosphorus and sulphur budgets -- 10. Life in the soil -- 11. Soil structure, soil water and drought -- 12. The chernozem family -- 13. Accomodating soil diversity -- 14. Society's perspective -- 15. Biological cycles -- 16. Soil health and soil quality -- 17. Farming and soil health -- 18. Experimental confirmation of the efficiency of various farming systems -- 19. The past, present and future of the chernozem.
Keywords: Earth sciences; Earth Sciences, general