Climate resilience starts below ground.
Why do some soils withstand drought while others fail after only a few weeks without rain?
Why do certain crops remain healthy under heat, disease, or insect pressure while others collapse despite receiving the same fertilizers?
The answer often lies beneath our feet.
« The Intelligent Soil » presents a new scientific and practical understanding of how mineral balance, soil biology, and soil structure determine the capacity of soils to infiltrate water, store it, supply nutrients efficiently, and build naturally resilient crops.
Rather than treating drought, diseases, nutrient deficiencies, or declining yields as separate problems, this book shows how they are often different expressions of the same underlying imbalance.
Drawing on decades of agronomic experience and field observation, Francis Bucaille combines soil science with practical diagnosis to help farmers and agronomists understand why soils function differently—and how to restore their full productive potential.
Inside this book, you'll discover:
- Why mineral balance is the foundation of water infiltration, water storage, root development, and long-term soil fertility.
- How to improve crop resistance to drought, heat stress, fungal diseases, and insect attacks.
- Practical methods to diagnose soils directly in the field using soil profiles, plant responses, weed communities, and simple biological tests.
- How calcium, magnesium, silica, trace elements, organic matter, and soil microorganisms interact to build resilient agricultural systems.
- Why carbon sequestration, regenerative agriculture, and sustainable productivity depend first on restoring soil functions—not simply adding organic matter.
Who should read this book?
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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. Neuware - Climate resilience starts below ground.Why do some soils withstand drought while others fail after only a few weeks without rain Why do certain crops remain healthy under heat, disease, or insect pressure while others collapse despite receiving the same fertilizers The answer often lies beneath our feet. The Intelligent Soil presents a new scientific and practical understanding of how mineral balance, soil biology, and soil structure determine the capacity of soils to infiltrate water, store it, supply nutrients efficiently, and build naturally resilient crops.Rather than treating drought, diseases, nutrient deficiencies, or declining yields as separate problems, this book shows how they are often different expressions of the same underlying imbalance.Drawing on decades of agronomic experience and field observation, Francis Bucaille combines soil science with practical diagnosis to help farmers and agronomists understand why soils function differently-and how to restore their full productive potential.Inside this book, you'll discover: - Why mineral balance is the foundation of water infiltration, water storage, root development, and long-term soil fertility.- How to improve crop resistance to drought, heat stress, fungal diseases, and insect attacks.- Practical methods to diagnose soils directly in the field using soil profiles, plant responses, weed communities, and simple biological tests.- How calcium, magnesium, silica, trace elements, organic matter, and soil microorganisms interact to build resilient agricultural systems.>Who should read this book - Farmers seeking greater independence in agronomic decision-making- Agronomists and crop advisors- Soil scientists and researchers- Students of soil science and regenerative agriculture- Anyone looking for practical solutions to climate resilience and sustainable crop production'The Intelligent Soil' offers a rigorous scientific framework together with practical tools that help transform soils into living systems capable of retaining water, resisting stress, reducing input dependency, and sustaining high-performance agriculture. N° de réf. du vendeur 9791097941307
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. A Scientific Reframing of Soil Health, Fertilization, and Agronomic PracticeWhat if some of the most accepted agronomic "truths" are holding back your soils - and your yields?In The intelligent Soil, you'll find a rigorous, science-based exploration of soil fertility and crop nutrition that challenges conventional dogma. Drawing on cutting-edge research and field-based experience, this book dives deep into the biogeochemical dynamics of soil systems, offering practical, often counter-intuitive insights for agronomists, researchers, consultants, and serious practitioners.Inside, you'll discover: Why no-till is not a silver bullet, and when soil structure may require strategic disturbanceHow so-called nitrogen hunger periods often stem from allelopathic interactions, not microbial immobilizationWhy pH alone is a poor guide for soil amendment - and why calcium-magnesium balance on the CEC matters moreHow to think beyond NPK: micronutrient dynamics, chelation, and nutrient interactions at the rhizosphere levelThe role of organic acids, silica, and biological signaling in driving real soil regenerationBridging theory with practice, this book equips you with a systems-thinking framework to move beyond prescriptive recipes and into the realm of truly adaptive, ecologically grounded agronomy.If you're ready to reimagine soil management through a sharper scientific lens - and aren't afraid to question the status quo - The intelligent Soil will be your indispensable guide. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9791097941307
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