Soil Biological Fertility: A Key to Sustainable Land Use in Agriculture

Preface. 1. What is Soil biological Fertility? 2. Impact of Fauna on chemical Transformations in soil. 3. Impact of Microorganisms on Chemical Transformatons in Soil. 4. Role of Fauna in Soil Physical Processes. 5. Contributions of Rhizosphere Interactions to Soil Biological Fertility. 6. Contributions of Rhizobia to Soil Nitrogen Fertility. 7. Contributions of Arbuscular Mycorrhizas to Soil Biological Fertility. 8. Relevance of Plant Root Pathogens to Soil Biological Fertility. 9. Relevance of Interactions amongst Soil Microorganisms to Soil Biological Fertility. 10. Managing the Soil Habitat for Enhanced Biological Fertility. 11. Sustainable Farming Systems and their Impact on Soil Biological Fertility - Some Case Studies. 12. Sustainability of Soil Management Practices - A Global Perspective. List of Contributors. Index.