Soil properties for plant growth

Allan Hewitt

Landcare Research Science Series No. 26

A guide to recognising soil attributes relevant to plant growth and plant selection.

This guide is designed to support the needs of two sets of users:

• Those using the soil key as a diagnostic element in ‘PlanterGuide’. The key uses a number of soil terms to identify soil orders. This guide provides user-friendly explanations of these soil terms.
• Those who know the soil and site requirements of particular plants and wish to check the suitability of a proposed site.

Information on soil attributes relevant to plant growth can be gathered in a number of ways. The emphasis in this guide is on reading a soil profile.

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Author: Allan Hewitt
ISBN: 978-0-47-809362-9
Publisher: Manaaki Whenua Press
Publication date: 2004
Pages: 22
Format: Spiralbound