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SOIL AND ITS LIFE SUPPORT
SYSTEMS
Soil Attributes
Soil and Civilization
Soil exploitation
Soil manipulation
Soil affliction
Soil Functions of Importance to
Modern Civilization
Soil Processes of Importance to
Humans
Finite extent
Unequal distribution
Susceptibility to degradation
Non-renewability
Global Challenges of the
Twenty-first Century
World population
Food insecurity
Soil degradation
Per capita land area
Accelerated greenhouse effect
Water quality
Soils Capacity to Feed the World
Future Strategies of Soil
Management
Soil degradation
Accelerated greenhouse effect
Agricultural intensification and
productivity
Increasing food production while
improving the environment
Future Role of Soil Science
SOIL PHYSICS
The beginning of soil physics
Contemporary soil physics
Theory of soil physics
Solid phase
Liquid phase
Gaseous phase
Heat flow and temperature
Applications of soil physics
Soil erosion
Soil organic matter management
Soil compaction
Irrigation
Drainage
Water use efficiency
The future of soil physics
SOIL BIOLOGY
Soil organisms
Bacteria
Actinomycetes
Fungi
Algae
Mycorrhizae
Lichens
Microfauna
Mesofauna
Macrofauna
Soil biological processes
Decomposition
Mineralization-immobilization
Nitrification
Denitrification
Biological nitrogen fixation
Rhizosphere processes
Soil structure formation
State of the art in soil biology
Soil microbial diversity
Enzymes
Soil organic matter
characterization
Quantification of soil microbial
biomass
Bioremediation
Decomposition
Soil quality
Soil carbon sequestration
SOIL GENESIS, CLASSIFICATION AND
MAPPING
The soil profile
The catena
History of pedology
Soil classification
Soil survey
SOIL CLIMATOLOGY AND METEOROLOGY
Radiation
Radiation Laws
Radiation balance
Biological responses to light
Soil heat flux and soil
temperature
Conduction
Daily and seasonal patterns of
soil temperature
Frozen soils
Temperature effects on organisms
Water
The state of water in soil
Evaporation
Flow of water in soil
Moisture effects on soil
organisms
Oxygen and other gaseous
materials
Wind and atmospheric transport
Boundary layer
The logarithmic wind speed
profile
The Reynolds analogy
Practices to modify the soil
microclimate
Mulching
Crop geometry
Slope and aspect
Windbreaks
State of the art in soil
microclimate
PLANT PROPAGATION
Sexual propagation
Seed testing
Treatments to enhance seed
germination
Seed storage and germplasm
preservation
Asexual propagation
Apomixis
Cutting propagation
Grafting propagation
Micropropagation in tissue
culture
Somatic embryogenesis and
synthetic seeds
Automation and robotics in
propagation
FARM ANIMAL SCIENCES
Population versus food supply
Vegetarianism vs omnivory
Land Use
The Purpose of Food
Protein Source
What Food to Produce?
Economics and meat consumption
The relationship between food
and health
New concerns over pathogens
Animal rights
The future of meat
THE DAIRY INDUSTRY
Information Sources
Nature of The Dairy Industry
Today
Influential Factors
Increasing Efficiency
Marketing
WORLD BEEF CATTLE PRODUCTION
History
Trade in Hides and Tallow
Cured, Preserved, and Tinned
Meats
Exports of Live Cattle
The Fresh Meat Trade
World Events can alter Beef
Marketing
Breeds
Selected British Breeds
Selected Continental Breeds
Selected Brahman and Brahman
Crosses
Other Breeds
Composite Breeds
Trait Selection
Crossbreeding Cattle
Heritability
Worldwide Distribution
Production Systems
Forage-based Systems versus
Grain-based Systems
Bulls versus Steers
Multipurpose Cattle Systems
Areas of the World
East and South Asia
Semi-arid Asia and Africa
Europe, Oceania and the Americas
Beef from Dairy Herds
Veal Calves
Steers and Young Bulls
Cull Cows and Heifers
Beef from Beef-Type, Cow-Calf
Herds
Western Europe
Latin America
North America
Southern Africa, Australia and
New Zealand
Yield of Animal Products
Composition of Product
Factors affecting Eating
Satisfaction
Marbling
Maturity
Preparation Method
Advantages and Disadvantages of
Product compared to Competitors
By-Products Useful to Humans
SHEEP PRODUCTION
History
Breeds of Sheep
Worldwide distribution
Other Breeds, Breed Types and
Recent Developments in Sheep
Genetics of Interest in Specific
-Localities
Production Systems / Areas of
the World
Yield, Product and Consumption
Advantages and Disadvantages of
Product Compared to Competitors
By-Products Useful to Man
Other Products Useful to Man
OVERVIEW OF WORLD SWINE AND
PORK PRODUCTION
History
Geographic Distribution
Breeds
Genetic Improvement
Selection
Breeding Programs
Feeding Programs
Production Systems
Harvest, Consumption and Trade
Production Trends and
Efficiencies
By-products and Other Uses for
Swine and Swine Products
Challenges for the Future
POULTRY PRODUCTS AS FOOD
Domestication and Development of
Breeds
Turkeys
Ducks
Production Systems
Chickens - Egg Production
Turkey Production
Duck Production
Marketing and Preservation
Worldwide Distribution
Yields of Product from Poultry
Composition of Products
Advantages and Disadvantages of
Poultry
By-Products
Egg By-products
UNDOMESTICATED FOOD ANIMALS
HUNTED AND USED FOR FOOD
Alligators and crocodiles
Amphibians
Insects
Ants (order-Hymenoptera)
Crickets, grasshoppers,
leafcutter ants, leafhoppers,
locusts, stingless bees, and
weevils
Beetles, dragonflies, June
beetles, lemon ants, longhorn
beetles, water bugs, white
beetles, -winged adult ants, and
wood worms
Butterflies
Nutrition of Insects
Insects as a food resource
Mammals
Ruminants: antelope, bison,
caribou, deer, elk, llama
(alpaca), and moose
Other large mammals: bears,
kangaroos, wallabies, seals,
whales
Small Animals
Birds
Large birds: Emu (Australia and
New Guinea), ostrich (up to 300
pounds), rhea and turkey
Small Poultry: Duck, Pheasant
and Quail
Reptiles
Eels
OTHER DOMESTICATED AND FARMED
ANIMALS
Undomesticated animals
Domesticated Animals
VETERINARY MEDICINE
Disease control in the USA
Disease Control in the Beef and
Dairy Industry
Respiratory Diseases
Reproductive Diseases
Control of Swine Diseases
Respiratory diseases of swine
Intestinal diseases of swine
Reproductive diseases of swine
Control of Poultry Diseases
Neoplastic diseases of poultry
Respiratory infections of
poultry
Coccidiosis of poultry
Other US Disease Control
Programs
International Disease Control
Programs
Foot-and-mouth disease
African Swine fever
Newcastle disease
Avian Influenza
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
(BSE)
Theileriosis
Public Health Issues
Occupation and Disease
Historical Importance
Concerns of Today
Food Safety
Wildlife Reservoirs
THE ROLE OF MEAT IN THE HUMAN
DIET
Population versus food supply
Vegetarianism vs omnivory
Land Use
The Purpose of Food
Protein Source
What Food to Produce?
Economics and meat consumption
The relationship between food
and health
New concerns over pathogens
Animal rights
The future of meat
WATER UPTAKE BY PLANTS
Water in the root environment
Water content
Water potential
Water movement in the rootzone
Water absorption through roots
Structures for water uptake
Water flow within the root
Radial flow
Axial flow
Determining water uptake
Changes in soil water content
Water movement within the plant
Modeling
Mechanisms related to water
uptake
Dynamic growth responses
Root structure
Root distribution and activity
Root dynamics
Influence of the root
environment
NATURE OF MINERAL NUTRIENT
UPTAKE BY PLANTS
Nutrient uptake by plants
Nutrient supply by the soil
Nutrient movement to the root
surface
Nutrient uptake by plant roots
Membrane transport proteins
Nutrient uptake by leaves
Functions of nutrients
Plant responses to soil nutrient
supply
Changing soil supply
Changing plant uptake
Mycorrhizae
Nutrient uptake from extreme
soil environments
Acid soils
Calcareous soils
Saline soils
Soils with high levels of heavy
metals: phytoremediation
TRANSPORT OF WATER AND NUTRIENTS
IN PLANTS
Source-Sink Relationships
Phloem Loading and Unloading
Driving Gradients and Transport
Processes
Carrier Molecules and
Sequestration
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY
OF NORTH AMERICAS SOIL RESOURCES
Retrospective The Perils of
Projecting into Unknown Futures
A World View Ratcheting Up
Demands on the Land
Can Global Cropland Yield More
Food Sustainably?
North Americas Agricultural
Production: Character and
Nemesis
Capacity of North Americas
Agricultural Productivity
How Much Can Be Gained from
Expanding the Agricultural Base?
How Much More Production Can Be
Coaxed from Existing Cropland?
What Production and Demand
Scenarios Would Test the Limits
of North Americas Agricultural
-Production Capacity?
Divining Future Global Food
Demands
Soil Quality, Can It Be
Sustained?
The Impact of Genetics and
Biotechnology on Carrying
Capacity
Water Availability - Scarcity
Global Change: Impacts on North
Americas Agricultural Capacity
Resource Competition for
Non-Food Plant-Animal Products
The Impact of
Urbanization-Development on
Agricultural Productivity
SUSTAINABLE SOIL USE IN TROPICAL
SOUTH AMERICA, WITH EMPHASIS ON
BRAZIL
Soil functions and
sustainability
Tropical South America
Amazonian region
Savanna region
Semi-arid region
AGRICULTURAL SOILS IN EUROPE
SPECIAL DEMANDS RELATED TO
INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE IN AN
INDUSTRIALIZED ENVIRONMENT
Soil Changes Caused by Intensive
Agriculture
Fertilization
Chemical Plant Protection
Soil Compaction and Erosion
Soil Changes Caused by
Urbanization and
Industrialization
Soil Sealing and Urbanization
Input of Pollutants by Industry
and Traffic
Soil Acidification
Alternatives and Solutions
Sustainable Agriculture
Legal Regulations
Problems and Opportunities
Arising out of the Transition of
Agriculture in Eastern Europe
Prospects
CAPACITY OF AFRICAS SOILS TO
SUSTAIN OR EXTEND CURRENT CROP
AND ANIMAL PRODUCTION
Current agricultural production
in sub-Saharan Africa
Soils
Mixed farming systems
Intensification in agricultural
production
Strategies for soil fertility
management
Physical conservation
Nutrient replenishment
Targeting application of inputs
Soil fertility maintenance in
intensive mixed farming systems
Manure production and management
Closing the nutrient cycle
Integrated soil fertility
management in practice
What farmers know
Evidence from research
CAPACITY OF SOILS TO SUSTAIN OR
EXTEND CURRENT CROP AND ANOMAL
PRODUCTION: NEW ZEALAND AND
SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS
PERSPECTIVE
New Zealand
Geography and Landforms
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