The Farm as Ecosystem · Tapping Nature's Reservoir ─ Biology, Geology, Diversity by Brunetti, Jerry -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Page Copyright Page About the Author Introduction 1 Soil as a Supraorganism the Physical Nature of Soil

Getting Grounded

2 The Mineral Nature of Soil

Minerals to Resist Drought?

3 Trace Elements the Mighty Micronutrients

The Major Micronutrients Other Trace Mineral Considerations

4 The Biological Nature of Soil

Grow Foods and Go Foods An Invitation to Become a Legume Shalajit: Humus for Humans Looking for Mr. Goodbug Parasitic Nematodes: an Indicator of Soil Sickness

5 Compost and Compost Teas

Digestion as a Factor in Disease Compost Tea Trials From Compost to Tea From Laboratory to Landscape Vermicompost: Hi Test Worm Juice Industrial Yogurt

6 Foliar Nutrition

Appliances to Monitor Progress Some Foliars and Non-Foliars to Consider Some Homemade Foliars

7 The Eternal Earthworm 8 Water a Medium for Metamorphosis 9 Systemic Acquired Resistance and Induced Systemic Resistance

Indirect versus Direct Responses Combined Internal/External Responses Essential Oils Plant Responses—Grow or Defend Psm Benefits

10 Our Precious Pollinators and Predators

Some Forage Plants for Wild Pollinators Pesticides to Be Aware of

11 Cover Crops Farming in Nature's Image

Carbon to Nitrogen Ratios ("Go" Foods vs. "Grow" Foods) Weed Suppression and Allelopathy Cocktail Cover Cropping Growing Humus with Cover Crops—a Bed at a Time

12 The Tools of the Trade

Using the Soil Test Health Card Total Organic Matter Active Carbon Potentially Mineralizable Nitrogen Root Health Assessment Pocket Tools: High-Tech, Fast, and Easy Ph Meters Refractometers Penetrometers Electrical Conductivity Ion-Selective Meters Chlorophyll Oxidation Reduction Potential (Orp) Infrared (Ir) Thermometer Pcsm (Phil Callahan Soil Meter) Sampling Tools Soil Tests with Morgan Extract

13 Back to the Future a Permanent Agriculture Additional Resources

Pollinators Cover Crops Tools of the Trade