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245	0	0	_aSemiarid lands and deserts : soil resource and reclamation / _cedited by J. Skujin̦š.
260			_aNew York : _bM. Dekker, _c1991.
300			_ax, 668 p. : _c27 cm.
440		0	_aBooks in soils, plants, and the environment _91636
505			_aSOILS AND BIOTA OF ARID LANDS Semiarid and Arid Lands: A Worldwide Scope William A. Dick-Peddie Genesis and Classification of Arid Region Soils David M. Hendricks Physical Properties of Arid Region Soils Michael J. Singer Chemistry of Arid Regpon Soils William G. Knight Biology of Arid Region Soils—Faunal Components Yosef Steinberger Temporal and Spatial Organization of Desert Plant Communities Edith B. Allen Soil Microbiology in Reclamation of Arid and Semiarid Lands Thomas L. Kieft Biological Surface Features of Semiarid Lands and Deserts Elaine Metting Nutrient Cycling in Soils of Semiarid and Arid Regions Neil E. West RECLAMATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF FERTILITY Human Activities and Soil Degradation Harold E, Dregne Grazing Management Carlton H. Herbel and Rex D. Pieper Reduced Tillage Systems Paul W. Linger The Importance of Mutualism in Succession F. B. Reeves and E. F. Redente Nitrogen Fixation by Desert Legumes Associated with Rhizobia I. L. Pepper and R. P. Upchurch Use of Actinorhizal Plants in Arid and Semiarid Environments P. Reddell, H. G. Diem, and Y. R, Dommergues Microalgal Mass Culture and Forced Development of Biological Crusts in Arid Lands G/erl Knutsen and Elaine Melting Organic Matter Applications W/allace H. Fuller Inorganic Fertilizer Use and Its Effects on Semiarid and Arid Region Soils G. A. Peterson, S. E. Williams, and L. E. Moser Weather-Predictive Models George H, Hargreaves and Zohrab A. Samani Soil and Water Management of Irrigated Lands Gay lord V. Skogerboe
650		0	_aArid soils. _919191
650		0	_aArid regions agriculture. _914788
650		0	_aDesert reclamation. _919192
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