"This book gives farmers, growers and gardeners information and a visual guide to the plants which can be used to improve soil quality without the use of agrichemicals"--.

• Cover
• Plants for Soil Regeneration, an Illustrated Guide
• Contents
• 1  Soil Health
  • Bibliography
• 2  Nitrogen-fixing Plants
  • The Nitrogen Cycle
• 3  Cover Crops, Green Manures and Herbal Leys
  • What Is the Difference?
  • Humus
  • Soil Health and Regenerative Agriculture
  • Winds of Change
  • Chemical and Nutritional Composition of Brassicaceae
  • Farming Without Man-made Chemicals
  • Plant Species used in Cover Crops, Green Manures and Herbal Leys
    • Asteraceae (Compositae)
    • Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
    • Hydrophyllaceae
    • Leguminosae
    • Polygonaceae
  • Grasses Used as Cover Crops, Green Manures and Leys
  • Pesticides and Herbicides
  • Bibliography
• 4  Bacteria and Other Microorganisms
  • Bacteria
  • Fungi
  • Other microorganisms
  • Bibliography
• 5  The Role of Fungi
  • Mycorrhizae
    • Ectomycorrhizae
    • Endomycorrhizae
      • Arbuscular mycorrhizae
      • Ericoid mycorrhizae
      • Orchid mycorrhiza
  • Saprophytes
  • Pathogens
  • Actinomycetes
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
• 6  Phytoremediators
  • Disposal of Heavy Metals after Phytoaccumulation
  • Phytoextraction
  • Petroleum Pollutants
  • Urban Environments
  • Halophytes and Salinity
  • Plastics
  • A Selection of Plants Commonly Used for Phytoremediation
    • Aspen (Populus spp.; Salicaceae)
    • Berseem or Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum; Leguminosae)
    • Brassica (Brassicaceae)
    • Common reed (Phragmites australis; Poaceae)
    • Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens; Poaceae)
    • Pennycress (Thlaspi caerulescens; Brassicaceae)
    • Reed canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea; Poaceae)
    • Sunflower (Helianthus annuus; Asteraceae)
    • Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum; Solanaceae)
    • Willow (Salix spp.; Salicaceae)
  • Bibliography
• 7  Illustrations, with Information on Each Plant
  • Achillea millefolium (Fig. 7.1)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Alnus glutinosa (Fig. 7.2)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Alopecurus myosuroides (Fig. 7.3)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Ammophila arenaria (Fig. 7.4)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Avena sativa (Fig. 7.5)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Avicennia marina (Fig. 7.6)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Calendula officinalis (Fig. 7.7)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Cichorium intybus (Fig. 7.8)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Cirsium arvense (Fig. 7.9)
    • Environmental effects
    • Structure
  • Corylus avellana and Corylus maxima (Fig. 7.10)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Dactylis glomerata (Fig. 7.11)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Elymus repens (Fig. 7.12)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Equisetum arvense (Fig. 7.13)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Fagopyrum esculentum (Fig. 7.14)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Festuca pratensis (Fig. 7.15)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Helianthus annuus (Fig. 7.16)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Hippophae rhamnoides (Fig. 7.17)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Lolium multiflorum (Fig. 7.18)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Lolium perenne (Fig. 7.19)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Lotus corniculatus (Fig. 7.20)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Medicago sativa (Fig. 7.21)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Melilotus officinalis (Fig. 7.22)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Nicotiana tabacum (Fig. 7.23)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Onobrychis viciifolia (Fig. 7.24)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Petroselinum crispum (Fig. 7.25)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Phacelia tanacetifolia (Fig. 7.26)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Phleum pratense (Fig. 7.27)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Phragmites australis (Fig. 7.28)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Plantago lanceolata (Fig. 7.29)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Populus tremula (Fig. 7.30)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Prunus domestica subsp. insititia and Prunus cerasifera (Fig. 7.31)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Pteridium aquilinum (Fig. 7.32)
    • Environmental effects
    • Structure
  • Raphanus sativus and R. raphanistrum (Fig. 7.33)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Reynoutria japonica (Fig. 7.34)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Rumex obtusifolius (Fig. 7.35)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Salix viminalis (Fig. 7.36)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Sanguisorbe minor (Fig. 7.37)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Secale cereal (Fig. 7.38)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Senecio jacobaea (Fig. 7.39)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Sinapis alba (Fig. 7.40)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Trifolium alexandrinum and Trifolium repens (Fig. 7.41)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Trifolium hybridum (Fig. 7.42)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Trifolium pratense (Fig. 7.43)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Trigonella foenum-graecum (Fig. 7.44)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Ulex europaeus, U. gallii and U. minor (Fig. 7.45)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Vicia faba (V. alba) (Fig. 7.46)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Vicia sativa (Fig. 7.47)
    • Environmental benefits
    • Structure
  • Bibliography
• 8  Soil Stabilizers and Coastal Plants
  • Saline Soil
  • Grasses for Soil Erosion
  • Fertile Islands
  • Bibliography
• 9  Weeds and Invasive Plants
  • Black-grass (Alopecurus myosuroides)
  • Bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
  • Common couch (Elymus repens, syn. Elytrigia repens)
  • Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense)
  • Docks (Rumex obtusifolius, R. crispus and the hybrid R. × pratensis)
  • Field horsetail (Equisetum arvense)
  • Gorses (Ulex europaeus, U. gallii and U. minor)
  • Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica)
  • Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea)
  • Rushes
  • Bibliography
• 10  Hedges and Trees
  • Bibliography
• 11  Case Studies
  • Case Study 1: Becklands Farm, Marshwood Vale, Dorset, UK
  • Case Study 2: Mead Farm, Dorset, UK
  • Case Study 3: Meg Tebbs, West Dorset, UK (no-dig vegetable patch)
  • Case Study 4: Tim Parton, Farmer, Staffordshire, UK
  • Case Study 5: Mount Benger Farm, Otago, New Zealand
• Appendix
  • Agricultural Chemicals (Agrichemicals)
    • Fungicides
    • Herbicides
    • Parasiticides
    • Pesticides
  • Biodynamic Agriculture
  • Hügelkultur
  • Uses of Land for Food Production, by John Sheldon (12 November 2019)
• Glossary
• List of Plant Illustrations in Alphabetical Order of English Names
• Index
• Back Cover