01555cam a2200265   45000010005000000030006000050050017000110080039000280100015000670200015000820200042000970200018001390200045001570820014002021000018002162450069002342500012003032600062003153000063003775040050004405050756004906500017012466500010012637000016012738302OCoLC20181127185602.0070531s2008    njuab    b    001 0 eng  a2007022182  a013227938X  a0135133874 (International ed. : pbk.)  a9780132279383  a9780135133873 (International ed. : pbk.)00a631.42221 aBrady, Nyle C14aThe nature and properties of soils /cNyle C. Brady, Ray R. Weil  a14th ed  aUpper Saddle River, N.J. :bPearson Prentice Hall,cc2008  axiv, 965 p. :bill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ;c29 cm  aIncludes bibliographical references and index0 aThe 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 0aSoil science 0aSoils1 aWeil, Ray R