The nature and properties of soils /
Brady, Nyle C,
The nature and properties of soils / - Fourteenth edition, int. edition. - Harlow, Essex : Pearson, 2014 - ii, 1046 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 28 cm. - Pearson custom library .
Includes bibliographical references, glossary 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 activities -- Appendix A. World resource base: Canadian, and Australian soil classification systems -- Appendix B. SI units, conversion factors, periodic table of the elements, and plant names -- Glossary of soil science terms -- Index.
'The Nature and Properties of Soil' is a broad textbook for introductory soil courses in agronomy and soil science. It emphasizes soils as part of the geosystem.
9781292020792 (pbk) : £71.99 9781292020792: £71.99 1292020792 (pbk)
Soils.
Soil science.
631.4 / BRA
The nature and properties of soils / - Fourteenth edition, int. edition. - Harlow, Essex : Pearson, 2014 - ii, 1046 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) ; 28 cm. - Pearson custom library .
Includes bibliographical references, glossary 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 activities -- Appendix A. World resource base: Canadian, and Australian soil classification systems -- Appendix B. SI units, conversion factors, periodic table of the elements, and plant names -- Glossary of soil science terms -- Index.
'The Nature and Properties of Soil' is a broad textbook for introductory soil courses in agronomy and soil science. It emphasizes soils as part of the geosystem.
9781292020792 (pbk) : £71.99 9781292020792: £71.99 1292020792 (pbk)
Soils.
Soil science.
631.4 / BRA