Plant analysis as a guide to the nutrient requirements of temperate and tropical crops

General subjects. Mouvement of nutrients in the plant. History of plant analysis. Plant nutrition. Inherent causes of variation in plant composition with special reference to leaves. Environmental effects on plant composition. The purpose of plant analysis. Sampling principles and procedures. Reference methods of analysis. Interpretation of plan analysis. The present and the future. Tree and shrub crops. Vines. Apples. Pears. Peaches. Apricots and plums. Cherries. Olives. Citrus. Mango. Avocado. Oil palm. Coconut. Date palm. Coffee. Cacao. Miscellaneous tropical fruits. Rubber. Temperate forest species. Tropical forest species. Miscellaneous crops. Greundnut. Cotton. Sugar cane. Rice. Maize. Sorghum. Wheat and barley. Soya bean. Pineapple. Passion fruit. Papaya. Banana. Carnation. Tomato and cucumber. Strawberry. Tropical fodder crops.

Cet ouvrage, sans équivalent dans la littérature internationale, fait le point des méthodes d'investigation utilisées pour déterminer ce qui est nécessaire au bon développement des plantes cultivées (surtout en fertilisation) et de leurs applications dans le diagnostic de certaines pathologies.