Soil science & management
By: Edward J. Plaster.
Contributors: Plaster, Edward J.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Delmar Publishers
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Albany
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9780827372931
Subjects: Soil science.; Soil management.
Other titles: Soil science and management
Notes: Rev. ed. of: Soil science and management. 2nd ed. c1992.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The importance of soil; title: Soil origin and development; title: Physical properties of soil; title: Soil water; title: Water conservation; title: Drainage and irrigation; title: Life in the soil; title: Organic matter; title: Soil fertility; title: Soil pH and salinity; title: Plant nutrition; title: Soil sampling and testing; title: Fertilizers; title: Organic amendments; title: Tillage and cropping systems; title: Horticultural uses of soil; title: Soil classification and survey; title: Soil conservation; title: Urban soil; title: Government agencies and programs; title: Appendixes.; title: Some basic chemistry; title: Sedimentation test of soil texture; title: Soil orders of the United States; title: Soil horizon symbol suffixes; title: Land evaluation; title: Preferred soil characteristics for selected trees; title: Glossary