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Nutrient elements in grassland : soil-plant-animal relationships / David C. Whitehead.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Whitehead, D. C. (David Charles)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trace elements in animal nutrition.
- Ruminants--Nutrition.
- Ruminants.
- Trace elements in plant nutrition.
- Forage plants--Composition.
- Forage plants.
- Soils--Trace element content.
- Soils.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (384 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : CABI Pub., 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This text is a reference source covering the chemical elements that are nutrients for plants and animals. It deals with the concentrations and transformations of these elements in soils, grassland plants, and ruminant aniamls, particularly cattle and sheep.
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-81186-2
- 9786610811861
- 0-85199-938-7
- OCLC:
- 476051657
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