Brady, Nyle C.

The nature and properties of soils / Nyle C. Brady and Ray R. Weil. - 14th ed. - Noida, India. : Pearson Dorling Kindersley, c2014. - 1046 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.

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.

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9780132279383 9789332519107 013227938X


Soil science.
Soils.

S591 / .B73 2014

631.4