文档介绍：SOIL MANAGEMENT
VEGETABLE
RESEARCH AND AND SOIL QUALITY
INFORMATION
CENTER ANIC CROPS
Small anic
Program JEFF MITCHELL, UC Cooperative Extension Vegetable Crops Specialist,
Vegetable
Kearney Agricultural Center, Parlier; MARK GASKELL, UCCE Farm
Production in
California Advisor, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties; RICHARD SMITH,
UCCE Farm Advisor, Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties; CALVIN
.edu Series
FOUCHE, UCCE Farm Advisor, San Joaquin County; and STEVEN T.
KOIKE, UCCE Farm Advisor, Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties
Specific information anic vegetable production practices in California is scarce, and growers need sound information
to guide their management decisions. anic Vegetable Production in California Series is made up of publications
written by Farm Advisors and Specialists from the University of California’s Division of Agriculture and Natural
Resources. Each publication addresses a key aspect anic production practices applicable to all vegetable crops.
Soil is a fundamental resource base for agricultural pro- ing recognition that much like air or water quality, the
duction systems. Besides being the main medium for quality of soil has a profound impact on the health and
crop growth, soil functions to sustain crop productivity, productivity of a given agroecosystem and on the
maintain environmenta