The nature and properties of soils / Nyle C. Brady, Ray R. Weil
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TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2008Edition: 14th edDescription: xiv, 965 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN: - 013227938X
- 0135133874 (International ed. : pbk.)
- 9780132279383
- 9780135133873 (International ed. : pbk.)
- 631.4 22
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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 activities