Baseline Study - Soil - Bequia. N. Ahmad

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Base-line study on the soils of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (Bequia) with emphasis on maintenance of productivity Contents Page no. 1

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Rationale, terms of reference and presentation of reports

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Part I: Soils investigations carried out in St. Vincent prior to 2003.

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Part II: Capability, fertility status, recommended land use and soil

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fertility maintenance. 3.1

St. Vincent soils

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3.1.1

Introduction

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3.1.2

Identification and sampling of St. Vincent soils

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3.1.3

Sample preparation and arrangements for analysis of St.

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Vincent soils 3.2 4

Bequia soils The agro-ecological environment of St. Vincent and Bequia

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4.1

St. Vincent

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4.2

Bequia

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5.0

Land capability studies in St. Vincent and Bequia

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5.1

St. Vincent

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5.1.1 Previous land capability/land use studies in St. Vincent

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5.2

Bequia

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6.0

Soil analysis and interpretation of results

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6.1

Methods and interpretations

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6.2

Conversions

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7.0

Land capability, fertility assessment, land use recommendations

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and fertility maintenance. 7.1

Soils of St. Vincent

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1.2

Greggs

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3.6

Montreal

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Lettswood

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