Resource Manual on Integrated Production and Pest ... - julitoaligaen
Resource Manual on Integrated Production and Pest ... - julitoaligaen
Resource Manual on Integrated Production and Pest ... - julitoaligaen
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
Foreword iii<br />
Acknowledgement iv<br />
Preface ix<br />
Part I: Overview of Vegetable Producti<strong>on</strong> in the Philippines 1<br />
Sources 2<br />
Part II: The Ecosystem 3<br />
A. Comp<strong>on</strong>ents of Ecosystem 3<br />
B. Relati<strong>on</strong>ship of the Comp<strong>on</strong>ents of Ecosystem 4<br />
Part III: The Living Soil 5<br />
A. Soil Defined 5<br />
B. Soil Texture 6<br />
C. The Soil Triangle 7<br />
D. Soil Structure 8<br />
E. Soil Profile 8<br />
F. Drainage 8<br />
G. Organisms in the Soil System 9<br />
H. What is Soil pH? 12<br />
I. Soil Organic Matter 14<br />
J. Principal Nutrients 17<br />
1. Nitrogen 17<br />
2. Phosphorus 22<br />
3. Potassium 24<br />
4. Deficiency Symptoms 25<br />
K. Fertilizer <strong>and</strong> Fertilizer Computati<strong>on</strong> 26<br />
L. Soil Sampling <strong>and</strong> Soil Analysis 33<br />
M. Seedbed Preparati<strong>on</strong> 34<br />
N. Some Recommended Seedbed Preparati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> Management Practices 36<br />
a. Soil Sterilizati<strong>on</strong> 37<br />
b. Seeding 39<br />
c. Mulching 39<br />
O. Composting 43<br />
Sources 47<br />
Part IV: Plant Parts <strong>and</strong> Functi<strong>on</strong>s 48<br />
A. Plant Parts <strong>and</strong> Functi<strong>on</strong>S<br />
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