The nature and properties of soils /
By: Weil, Ray R [author.].
Contributor(s): Brady, Nyle C [author.].
Publisher: Harlow, England : Pearson, 2017Edition: Fifteenth edition; Global edition.Description: 1104 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.Content type: text | still image | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781292162232; 9781292162232:; 1292162236.Subject(s): Soil structure | Soil science | SoilsDDC classification: 631.4Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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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 -- The colloidal fraction : 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, silicon, and trace elements -- Practical nutrient management -- Soil erosion and its control -- Soils and chemical pollution -- Geographic soils information -- Prospects for soil heath in the anthropocene.
'The Nature and Properties of Soil' is a broad textbook for introductory soil courses in agronomy and soil science. It emphasises soils as part of the geosystem.