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Introduction to the Soil Food Web 2nd ed.
Introduction to the Soil Food Web 2nd ed.

Speaker: Dr. Elaine Ingham

Format: Double CD Set Audio lecture
Time: 134 min.

 

 

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CD Description

Dr. Elaine Ingham discusses the important functional groups of organisms that live in soil, how and why they enhance plant growth and production. This is the introductory talk about the Soil Foodweb. All other CD's assume an understanding of this introductory material.
Included in this Double CD set:

  1. The seven benefits of a beneficial soil foodweb.
  2. Who starts the process? Soil organisms or plants?
  3. Disease suppression: Working together.
  4. Nutrient retention: Bacteria and Fungi
  5. Production of plant available nutrients: Protozoa, nematodes and microarthropods
  6. Getting rid of toxic compounds.
  7. Soil structure: Bacterial bricks, fungal walls, protozoan, nematode and microarthropod engineers.
  8. Some considerations about plant health

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