nature and properties of soils
By: Nyle C. Brady, Ray R. Weil.
Contributors: Weil, Ray R.
Edition: Fifteenth ed.
Publisher: Pearson Education
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780132279383
Subjects: Soil science; Soils
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The soils around us; title: Formation of soils from parent materials; title: Soil classification; title: Soil architecture and physical properties; title: Soil water: characteristics and behavior; title: Soil and the hydrologic cycle; title: Soil aeration and temperature; title: Soil colloids: seat of soil chemical and physical activity; title: Soil acidity; title: Soils of dry regions: alkalinity, salinity, and sodicity; title: Organisms and ecology of the soil; title: Soil organic matter; title: Nitrogen and sulfur economy of soils; title: Soil phosphorus and potassium; title: Micronutrients and other trace elements; title: Practical nutrient management; title: Soil erosion and its control; title: Soils and chemical pollution; title: Geographic soils information; title: Prospects for global soil quality.