The nature and properties of soils / Nyle C. Brady, Ray R. Weil.
By: Brady, Nyle C
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Contributor(s): Weil, Ray R.
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BookPublisher: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2008Edition: 14th ed.Description: xiv, 965 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.ISBN: 9780132279383; 013227938X.Subject(s): Soil science | SoilsOnline resources: Table of contents only | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Item holds |
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S591.B79 2008 (Browse shelf) | Available | CN | |||
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General Circulation Books
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S591.B79 2008 (Browse shelf) | Available | CN |
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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