Author : Robert E. White
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Pages : 387 pages
Language : English
ISBN : 978-0-632-06455-7
Description
Principles and Practice of Soil Science, Fourth Edition provides a current and comprehensive introduction to soil science for students in the fields of environmental and agricultural science, ecology, soil and land management, natural resource management and environmental engineering.
- Covers all aspects of soil science including soil habitat, processes in the soil environment and soil management.
- Emphasizes the applications of soil science to the solution of practical problems in soil and land management.
- Highlights real world examples drawn from the author’s international experience in the field.
- Includes an expanded colour section of soil profiles and other features, and greater coverage of international soil classification
- Features new problem sets and questions at the end of each chapter, designed to reinforce important principles. An answer key is provided at the end of the text.
Preface.
Part 1: The Soil Habitat.
1 Introduction to the Soil.
2 The Mineral Component of the Soil.
3 Soil Organisms and Organic Matter.
4 Peds and Pores.
Part 2: Processes in the Soil Environment.
5 Soil Formation.
6 Hydrology, Soil Water and Temperature.
7 Reactions at Surfaces.
8 Soil Aeration.
9 Processes in Profile Development.
10 Nutrient Cycling.
Part 3: Soil Management.
11 Maintenance of Soil Productivity.
12 Fertilizers and Pesticides.
13 Problem Soils.
14 Soil Information Systems.
Index
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