Fluid Fertilizer Science and Technology

Preface -- Contributors -- 1. History of Fluid Fertilizers /Derek A. Palgrave -- 2. Global Status of Fluid Fertilizers /Derek A. Palgrave -- 3. Manufacture of Nitrogenous Fluids /Simon C. Quarmby -- 4. Manufacture of Mixed Fluids /Frank Achorn -- 5. Solubility /Harry B. Shaffer -- 6. Physical and Chemical Phenomena Controlling the Stability and Flow Properties in Suspensions /Edgar W. Sawyer, Jr. -- 7. Miscellaneous Physical Properties of Fluid Fertilizers /Derek A. Palgrave -- 8. Sequestration and Chelation /John J. Mortvedt -- 9. Corrosion Mitigation in Fluid Fertilizers /Homer R. Horsman and Patrick S. McRight -- 10. Large Storage Installations /Roy D. Space -- 11. Pit and Lagoon Storage /Kenneth C. Hunter -- 12. Local Storage and Distribution /Cecil L. Walker -- 13. Pipeline, Barge, and Rail Transport /Roy D. Space -- 14. Fertilization Under Drip Irrigation /Bnayahu Bar-Yosef -- 15. Localized and Subsurface Placement /Michael F. Broder -- 16. Hydroponics and Nutrient Film Culture /Selwyn Richardson -- 17. Fluid Fertilizer Application Equipment /Edgar J. Rickel -- 18. Agronomic Characteristics of Fluids /Larry S. Murphy -- 19. Management of Fluid Fertilizers for the Growing Crop /George W. Rehm and L. W. Lohry -- 20. Quality of Fluid Fertilizers /Frank J. Johnson and Edward J. Huber, Jr. -- 21. Health, Safety, and Environmental Aspects of Fluid Fertilizers /R. Gordon Wells and Karl T. Johnson -- 22. Glossary of Fluid Fertilizer Terms /James T. Batchelor and Derek A. Palgrave -- Index.