The Worldwide Soil Jumpstation:
Resources on soil, soil science, and soil management. Huge list of
links. Intended for agriculture and horticulture.
http://homepages.which.net/~fred.moor/soil/links/l01.htm
Soil Science Links:
From Adelaide, Australia.
http://www.waite.adelaide.edu.au/Soil_Science/links.html
Integrated Crop Management:
Detailed, research-based articles for better management decisions
produced weekly from spring to fall by Iowa State University's
Entomology Department.
http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/icm/
Soil and Water Web:
Internet links and current news on all aspects of soil and
hydrologic sciences.
http://soilweb.tripod.com/
Warren County (Ohio) Soil & Water Conservation District:
Government agency dedicated to the conservation of soil and water
resources. Website contains useful information on conservation
techniques for farmland and rural and suburban communities.
http://www.go-concepts.com/warrenswcd
Soil and Water Science Program:
Research and extension activities in soil fertility and water
management, with the objective of increasing nutrient use efficiency
while minimizing the impact to the environment.
http://www.imok.ufl.edu/soils/
The National Soil Tilth Laboratory:
USDA organization with mission to develop, evaluate, and promote
management practices that enhance surface and ground water quality
while conserving soil and water resources. Site has software,
selected publications, staff directory, and information on current
research.
http://www.nstl.gov/
A Compendium of On-Line Soil Survey Information:
Extensive collection of on-line information on soil survey
activities, institutions, datasets, research, and teaching materials
world-wide.
http://www.itc.nl/~rossiter/research/rsrch_ss.html
Soil:
Educative information about what soil is, how it is formed and how
it is lost. Focus on soil conservation and soil ecology.
http://www.seafriends.org.nz/enviro/soil/
Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science:
Research on physico-chemistry and biology of agricultural soils,
metabolism and nutrition of crops, management of agricultural soils
and nutrient balance. Braunschweig, Germany.
http://www.pb.fal.de/en/
International Soil Reference and Information Centre:
Documentation, research and training about soils with emphasis on
developing countries. Products and services available are datasets,
documents, maps and computer programs.
http://www.isric.nl
Soil Science Education:
Aims to foster awareness about soil and its importance to life. With
practical and illustrated soil science activities for school
children.
http://ltpwww.gsfc.nasa.gov/globe/index.htm
Soils and their conservation:
Educational site about soil, soil processes and a soil zoo.
http://www.waite.adelaide.edu.au/school/Soil/index.html
Soils and Composting:
Basic information on building compost and worm bins, and soil
improvement.
http://dnr.metrokc.gov/swd/resrecy/composting/composting.shtml
World Data Center for Soils:
Is responsible for collecting, archiving, and distributing data and
research information. Data available: Soil monoliths with field and
soil analytical data in digital format; a world pedon database for
global environmental research; a GIS-referenced soil and terrain
database for selected countries and continents; maps, slides,
reports.
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/wdc/wdcc1/wdcc1_soils.html
Weeds as Indicators Of Soil Conditions:
Weed populations change in response to agricultural practices. The
influence of weeds on soils and their use as indicators is
described. Many tables and literature for further research.
http://www.eap.mcgill.ca/Publications/EAP67.htm
Understanding the Soil Processes:
Describes the biological and chemical processes of soil formation in
simple terms.
http://www.rain.org/~sals/Petrik.html
The World Of Soil Forum:
Online discussion of soil related issues. Topics range from amateur
to specialist.
http://server3.ezboard.com/ffredmoorforumstheworldofsoilforum
Project Soil:
An educational program designed to teach the importance of soil,
types of soil, erosion processes, and soil conservation principles.
Description of kits and teacher material available.
http://projectsoil.org/Default.htm
Expert-N:
A development system for nitrogen turnover models to simulate the N
cycle in arable agriculture. The system consists of modular model
components for soil water flow, for soil heat and N transport and
for crop growth. Available for download.
http://www.gsf.de/iboe/expertn/
Soils of Arid Regions of the United States and Israel:
Papers on soils of arid regions, how they develop, and how they are
classified, with copies in Hebrew. In addition, there is a book
chapter on managing soils for sustainable land use and a glossary of
terms. Links to other sites with soils information.
http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/IALC/soils/home.html
Soil Management:
Indian Agricultural Resources Portal for indian farmers & indian
experts in soil management.
http://www.indiaagronet.com/indiaagronet/soil_management/Soil_mgmt.htm
Test Methods for the Examination of Composting and Compost:
Scientifically based laboratory manual that addresses all major
composting parameters, from air capacity to pathogens to zinc.
Includes test methods and sample preparation protocols for the
analysis of all compost types, including MSW, yard waste, and
biosolids composts.
http://tmecc.org/tmecc/
Soil Biological Communties:
Educational site describing soil and the life forms in it. basic
introduction to the soil making process. Special pages for Kids.
http://www.blm.gov/nstc/soil/index.html
Soils Education and Research:
at Missippi State University. Introduction to fundamental properties
of soils, soil fertility and fertilization, as well as soil
management and conservation.
http://msucares.com/crops/soils/
Soil and Crop Management:
From Penn State. Includes chapters on soil management and fertility.
Availeble in HTML and PDF form.
http://agguide.agronomy.psu.edu/CM/default.html
IACR-Rothamsted:
formerly known as Rothamsted Experimental Station. The main site of
the Institute of Arable Crops Research. It is the largest
agricultural research centre in the United Kingdom and almost
certainly the oldest agricultural research station in the world.
http://www.iacr.bbsrc.ac.uk/res/reshome2.htm
Natural Resources Conservation Service, NRCS:
Formerly the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. NCRS program areas
include soil survey, conservation assistance, farmland protection,
grazing lands conservation, and watershed protection.
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
Bureau of Soils and Water Management:
Philippine national agency on agricultural land and water resources
assessment, conservation, and management. Has details about soil
classification, soil maps and a soil museum.
http://www.da.gov.ph/SOILS1/Homepage/
The Alberta Soil Science Workshop:
Information and details about the venue, the papers and organisation
of this meeting to be held from February 19 - 20, 2003 - Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada. Also includes abstracts and papers from previous
meetings, starting in 1998.
http://www.soilsworkshop.ab.ca/
Health of our Soils:
Publications, general information and description of activities
being undertaken in Canada to study and reduce soil degradation.
http://sis.agr.gc.ca/cansis/publications/health/index.html
Worldwide Portal to Information on Soil Health:
Contains browsable library, searchable database, categorized lists
of organizations and resources, on-line reference service, learning
modules, and soil health discussion groups in three languages.
http://mulch.mannlib.cornell.edu/
Crop Nutrient Tool:
This page describes a number of plant-related software tools.
http://npk.nrcs.usda.gov/
Earthworms and Crop Management:
Crop and soil management page from Purdue University's Agronomy
Guide, focusing on earthworms, their effect and numbers, in various
tillage situations.
http://www.agcom.purdue.edu/AgCom/Pubs/AY/AY-279.html
Soil compaction:
Factsheet on the causes of compaction, its effects, how it can be
minimised and corrected.
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/crops/facts/88-082.htm
Soil Compaction and Drainage:
Brief introduction to surface and deep level compaction, research,
and ameliorative methods.
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~ohioline/b301/index.html
Remineralize the Earth:
Promotes soil remineralization. Includes a forum and membership
information.
http://www.remineralize-the-earth.org/
Soil Technical Resources:
from the Natural Resources Conservation Service. Topics include Soil
Geography, Soil Quality Assessment, Soil Surveys and Maps, Soil Use
and Management and World Soil Resources.
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/soils.html
Soils:
Information about the Formation, Classification, Physics, Chemistry,
Fertility and Management of Soil.
http://interactive.usask.ca/ski/agriculture/soils/
Soil Activities:
Designed for students to study how soil and the environment affects
agriculture. They include investigations into soil texture, a
sedimentation test and soil observations.
http://interactive.usask.ca/ski/agriculture/activities/soil.html
World Soil Resources:
The site provides maps, pictures, and technical information on
global soil resources.
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/worldsoils/
Soil Science Software:
for Palm Computers from the New Mexico State University.
http://palmscience.nmsu.edu/soilscience/index.html
