The nature and properties of soils / Nyle C. Brady, Ray R. Weil.
Material type: TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2008Edition: Revised 14th edDescription: xvi, 975 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 28 cmISBN: 13: 9780135133873; 10: 0135133873Subject(s): Soil science | SoilsDDC classification: 631.4 BRA LOC classification: S591 | .B79 2008Online resources: Table of contents onlyItem type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The soils around us -- Formation of soils from parent materials -- Soil classification -- Soil architecture and physical properties -- Soil water: characteristics and behavior -- Soil and the hydrologic cycle -- Soil aeration and temperature -- Soil colloids: seat of soil chemical and physical activity -- Soil acidity -- Soils of dry regions: alkalinity, salinity, and sodicity -- Organisms and ecology of the soil -- Soil organic matter -- Nitrogen and sulfur economy of soils -- Soil phosphorus and potassium -- Calcium, Magnesium and trace elements -- Practical nutrient management -- Soil erosion and its control -- Soils and chemical pollution -- Geographic soils information -- Prospects for global soil quality as affected by human acitvities.
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