edited by
ARTHUR WALLACE,
Wallace Laboratories. El Segundo, California

RICHARD E. TERRY,
Brigham Young University, Provo. Utah

December, 1997 / 600 pages, illustrated / $175.00

This unique, single-source volume features scientific, Technical, and practical information on mineral, organic and synthetic conditioners and their beneficial effects on the Soil physical properties that promote optimal plant growth, maximize soil fertility, and enhance biomediation processes.

Promoting the synergistic use of various agricultural technologies to manage global concerns of decreasing arable land, the Handbook of Soil Conditioners

v describes traditional and new products that renew and augment physical properties of soil, including procedures that enhance sustainability
v presents the most comprehensive discussion to date of new synthetic polymers for curtailing soil erosion, facilitating water infiltration into soil, and expanding crop output
v examines sources of organic matter and how by-products are prepared as compost for preserving and protecting soil
v emphasizes the utility 0f soil conditioners on farms and nonagricultural landscapes
v reveals. how soil conditioners minimize problems of erosion, compaction, Sodicity, lack of soil organic matter, crusting, and sealing and more!

Containing over 1,600 helpful literature citations, tables, equations, drawings, and photographs, this indispensable resource is essential for soil and crop scientists and technologists, .soil and environmental engineers, agriculturists, environmentalists, landscapers, organic waste recyclers, producers of lime and  gypsum, consultants for agricultural industries, and  upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.

CONTENTS

Soil Conditioners

Introduction: Soil Conditioners, Soil Quality, and Soil Sustainability, Arthur Wallace and Richard E. Terry

Organic Soil Conditioners

Organic Mulches, Wood Products, and Composts as Soil Amendments and Conditioners, Margie Lynn Stratton and Jack E. Rechcigl
Paper Sludges as Soil Conditioners, Jeffrey Norrie and Alejandro Fierro
Use of Manures for Soil Improvement, Marcello Pagliai and Nadia Vignozzi
Biosolids and Their Effects on Soil Properties, Alan Olness, C. E. Clapp: Ruilonq Liu, and Antonio J. Palazzo
Cheese Whey as. a Soil Conditioner, Charles W. Robbins and Gary A. Lehrsch

Mineral Soil Conditioners

Mined and By-Product Gypsum as Soil Amendments and Conditioners, Guy J. Levy and Malcolm E. Sumner
Use of Acids and Acidulants on Alkali Soils and Water, S. Miyamoto
Mined and Industrial Waste Products Capable of Gen-erating Gypsum in Soil, L. L. Somani and K. L. Totawat
Testing Soils for Lime Requirement, Michael N. Ouigley
Liming to Improve Chemical and Physical Properties of Soil, L. Darrell Norton and X. C. {John) Zhang

Polymer Soil Conditioners

Designing Synthetic Soil Conditioners Via Postpolymerization Reactions, D. L. Bouranis
Improvement of Sandy Soils with Soil Conditioners, Abdulrasol M. Al-Omran and Abdulaziz R. Al-Harbi
Krilium: The Famous Soil Conditioner of the 1950s, Sheldon D. Nelson