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The nature and properties of soils / Ray R. Weil, Professor of Soil Science, University of Maryland, Nyle C. Brady (late), Professor of Soil Science, Emeritus, Cornell University.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Columbus, Ohio : Pearson, [2016]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: Fifteenth editionDescription: xvii, 1086 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm ; pbkISBN:
  • 1292162236
  • 9781292162232
  • 9780133254488 (hbk)
  • 0133254488 (hbk)
  • 9781292162232:
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 631.4
Contents:
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 -- The collodial fraction: 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, silicon, and trace elements -- Practical nutrient management -- Soil erosion and its control -- Soils and chemical pollution -- Geographic soils information -- Prospects for soil health in the anthropocene.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 631.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 81505
General Lending Wexford Campus Library Wexford General Lending 631.4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 81506

CW027

CW078

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 -- The collodial fraction: 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, silicon, and trace elements -- Practical nutrient management -- Soil erosion and its control -- Soils and chemical pollution -- Geographic soils information -- Prospects for soil health in the anthropocene.

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