Soil Engineering

The agricultural world has changed significantly during the last years. The excessive use of heavy machinery, waste disposal, the use of agrochemicals and new soil cultivation means led to severe problems, which agricultural engineers have to cope with in

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Series Editor Ajit Varma, Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, UP, India

Volumes published in the series For further volumes: http://www.springer.com/series/5138 Soil Heavy Metals (Vol. 19) I. Sherameti, A. Varma Symbiotic Fungi (Vol. 18) A. Varma, A.C. Kharkwal Advances in Applied Bioremediation (Vol. 17) A. Singh, R.C. Kuhad, O.P. Ward (Eds.) Permafrost Soils (Vol. 16) R. Margesin (Ed.) Molecular Mechanisms of Plant and Microbe Coexistence (Vol. 15) C.S. Nautiyal, P. Dion (Eds.) Secondary Metabolites in Soil Ecology (Vol. 14) P. Karlovsky (Ed.) Microbiology of Extreme Soils (Vol. 13) P. Dion, C.S. Nautiyal (Eds.) Microbial Siderophores (Vol. 12) A. Varma, S. Chincholkar (Eds.) Advanced Techniques in Soil Microbiology (Vol. 11) A. Varma, R. Oelmu¨ller (Eds.) Nutrient Cycling in Terrestrial Ecosystems (Vol. 10) P. Marschner, Z. Rengel (Eds.) Microbial Root Endophytes (Vol. 9) B.J.E. Schulz, C.J.C. Boyle, T.N. Sieber (Eds.) Nucleic Acids and Proteins in Soil (Vol. 8) P. Nannipieri, K. Smalla (Eds.) Microbial Activity in the Rhizosphere (Vol. 7) K.G. Mukerji, C. Manoharachary, J. Singh (Eds.) Intestinal Microorganisms of Termites and Other Invertebrates (Vol. 6) H. Ko¨nig, A. Varma (Eds.) Manual for Soil Analysis – Monitoring and Assessing Soil Bioremediation (Vol. 5) R. Margesin, F. Schinner (Eds.) In Vitro Culture of Mycorrhizas (Vol. 4) S. Declerck, D.-G. Strullu, J.A. Fortin (Eds.) Microorganisms in Soils: Roles in Genesis and Functions (Vol. 3) F. Buscot, A. Varma (Eds.)

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Soil Engineering

Editors Dr. Athanasios P. Dedousis Dr. Thomas Bartzanas Center for Research & Technology – Thessaly Institute of Technology and Management of Agricultural Eco-Systems Technology Park of Thessaly Volos 38500 Greece [email protected] [email protected]

Soil Biology ISSN: 1613-3382 ISBN 978-3-642-03680-4 e-ISBN 978-3-642-03681-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-03681-1 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2009933109 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: SPI Publisher Services Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Bu