1st Edition
Manual of Methods for Soil and Land Evaluation
The goal of the manual is to supply an operational tool for pedologists, agronomists, environmentalists, and all of the other specialists who carry out land evaluation for agriculture and forestry or, more generally, stakeholders and policy makers who make decisions at the local level based on the knowledge of the nature of soil. Discussion of the topics is not only technical and operational, but also in-depth and didactic; therefore, the text may also be used as a valid complement for students majoring in subjects that involve soil use, management and conservation. The literature offers a wide choice of possible soil and land evaluation methods, while knowledge of the relationships existing between the physical characteristics of lands, particularly those of soils, and the requirements of specific uses is limited.
Preface
List of Contributors
INTRODUCTION
Soil and Land Evaluation: History, Definitions and Concepts Costanza Calzolari, Edoardo A.C. Costantini, Fabrizio Ungaro and Letizia Venuti
SOIL AND LAND EVALUATION AND PLANNING
The Land Capability Classification Edoardo A.C. Costantini
Land Evaluation for Protecting Soil from Contamination Costanza Calzolari, Fabrizio Ungaro, Marina Guermandi, Giovanni Aramini, Caterina Colloca, Anna Maria Corea, Raffaele Paone, Vincenzo Tamburino, Santo Marcello Zimbone and Serafina Andiloro
Soil Suitability for Irrigation Paolo Baldaccini and Andrea Vacca
Soil Erodibility Assessment for Applications at Watershed Scale Lorenzo Borselli, Paola Cassi and Pilar Salvador Sanchis
Evaluation of the Hydrologic Soil Group (HSG) with the Procedure SCS Curve Number Devis Bartolini and Lorenzo Borselli
Land Evaluation for Developing Countries Luca Ongaro and Paolo Sarfatti
Soil Restoration: Remediation and Valorization of Contaminated Soils Claudio Bini
LAND SUITABILITY AND LAND ZONING
Land suitability for row crops
Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Giancarlo Chisci and Letizia Venuti
Durum Wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) Giancarlo Chisci and Letizia Venuti
Maize (Zea mays L.) Letizia Venuti and Giancarlo Chisci
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Giancarlo Chisci
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) Letizia Venuti and Giancarlo Chisci
Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Luciano Lulli, Enrico Palchetti, Giuseppe Vecchio and Adele Maria Caruso
Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) Fabio Castelli and Edoardo A.C. Costantini
Soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) Fabiano Miceli and Stefano Barbieri
Sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L. ssp. vulgaris) Piergiorgio Stevanato, J. Mitchell McGrath and Enrico Biancardi
Land suitability for small-scale niche cultivations
Emmer Wheat (Triticum dicoccum, Schrank) Giancarlo Chisci
Edible Truffles (Tuber spp.) Gilberto Bragato, Lorenzo Gardin, Luciano Lulli and Marcello Raglione
Ash-tree Manna (Fraxinus spp.) Carmelo Dazzi andGiovanni Fatta Del Bosco
Cactus Pear (Opuntia ficus-indica L. (Mill.)) Paolo Inglese and Riccardo Scalenghe
Lentil (Lens culinaria, Medicus) Letizia Venuti
Land suitability for tree cultivations
Common Ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.) Sergio Pellegrini
Common Walnut (Juglans regia L.) and Sweet/Wild Cherry (Prunus avium L.) Rosario Napoli and Roberto Mercurio
Citrus Francesco Calabrese and Carmelo Dazzi
Wine Grape and Vine Zoning Pierluigi Bucelli and Edoardo A.C. Costantini
Olive Tree (Olea europaea L.) Elena Franchini , Antonio Cimato and Edoardo A.C. Costantini
Stone Fruits: Apricot, Cherry, Peach, Prune and Plum Elvio Bellini, Edgardo Giordani and Daniele Morelli
Pome Fruits: Apple and Pear Elvio Bellini, Edgardo Giordani and Daniele Morelli
Kiwi Fruit [Actinidia deliciosa (Chev.) Liang & Ferguson] Elvio Bellini, Edgardo Giordani and Daniele Morelli
Soil Knowledge Applied to the Cultivation of Arboreal Crops Carla Scotti
Land suitability for forestry and grazing
Land Evaluation for some Important Italian Conifers Andrea Giordano
Land Suitability for Grazing Paolo Baldaccini and Andrea Vacca
Appendix: Soil Properties and Qualities Edoardo A.C. Costantini
Index
Color Plate Section
Biography
Edoardo A.C. Costantini