Brady, Nyle C <br/><br/>
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 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>013227938X 0135133874 (International ed. : pbk.) 9780132279383 9780135133873 (International ed. : pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007022182 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Soil science<br/>Soils
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>631.4