Brady, Nyle C.
The nature and properties of soils / Nyle C. Brady, Ray R. Weil. - 14th ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2008. - xiv, 965 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Price - 338 L.
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.
9780132279383 013227938X
2007022182
Soil science.
Soils.
S591 / .B79 2008
631.4
631.4 / 29
S591 / B79 2007
The nature and properties of soils / Nyle C. Brady, Ray R. Weil. - 14th ed. - Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2008. - xiv, 965 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Price - 338 L.
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.
9780132279383 013227938X
2007022182
Soil science.
Soils.
S591 / .B79 2008
631.4
631.4 / 29
S591 / B79 2007