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THIS well-known text-book has now reached its fifth edition, a sufficient proof of its value and popularity. The last edition has been revised in the light of the authors recent travels abroad, during which he has had many opportunities of seeing the work of other stations. Nevertheless, the book retains its original character, and con- tinues to give great (and no doubt well-merited) prominence to the work of Rothamsted. In recent years that has been largely concerned with soil biology in what may be loosely termed its purer aspects, but the agronomist feels that field results have followed slowly and is glad that soil tillage—which exercises a profound influence on the soil flora and fauna—is now engaging the serious attention of Rothamsted. We doubt also whether sufficient prominence has been given to the work of other soil laboratories, such as Bangor. The recent revolution in the methods of soil analysis, as referred to in App . I ., for example, is due entirely to the original work carried out there.
Soil Conditions and Plant Growth.
Sir
John
Russell
By. (The Pothamsted Monographs on Agricultural Science.) Fifth edition. Pp. viii + 516 + 6 plates. (London: Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., 1927.) 18s. net.
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Soil Conditions and Plant Growth . Nature 120, 801 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/120801c0
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