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Soils and Fertilizers for Master Gardeners: Soil Organic Matter and Organic Amendments

Gurpal S. Toor, Amy L. Shober, and Alexander J. Reisinger


Release Date: 5/14/2018

Reviewed At: 9/5/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-mg454-2009

Agriculture

Abstract

This article is part of a series entitled Soils and Fertilizers for Master Gardeners. The rest of the series can be found at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/topic_series_soils_and_fertilizers_for_master_gardeners. A glossary can also be found at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/MG457.

About this Publication

This document is SL273, one of a series of the Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2008. Revised May 2018. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.

About the Authors

Gurpal S. Toor, former assistant professor; Amy L. Shober, former associate professor, Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center; and Alexander J. Reisinger, assistant professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Toor, G. S., & Shober, A. L. (2009). Soils & Fertilizers for Master Gardeners: Soil Organic Matter and Organic Amendments. EDIS, 2009(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-mg454-2009

Authors

Gurpal Toor
Gurpal Toor

former associate professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

Amy Shober
Amy Shober
external
University of Delaware

professor and Extension specialist, nutrient management, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Delaware, former associate professor, Center for Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center

Alexander Reisinger
Alexander Reisinger
Specialist
University of Florida

associate professor of urban soil and water quality, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, and state Extension specialist, Center for Land Use Efficiency, Program for Resource Efficient Communities

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