Soil Science Simplified

Already renowned as a user-friendly beginners' guide to soil science, Soil Science Simplified, 6th Edition is an updated version of the beloved textbook that includes even more thorough applications of soil science to interdisciplinary fields.

List of contents

Preface vii
1 Introduction to Soil 1
2 Soil Formation 7
3 Soil Physical Properties 23
4 Soil Biological Properties 35
5 Soil Chemical Properties 57
6 Soil Water 77
7 Soil Temperature 95
8 Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition 107
9 Soil Management 145
10 Soil Conservation and the Environment 159
11 Conservation Agriculture 175
12 Soil Classification and Surveys 187
13 Soil and Its Uses 223
Glossary 243
Index 255

About the author

Neal S. Eash is a Professor of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, USA. Thomas J. Sauer is a Research Soil Scientist in the Soil, Water, and Air Research Unit at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Ames, IA, USA. Deb O???Dell is a Doctoral Candidate in the Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science Department at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, USA. Evah Odoi is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, USA.

Summary

Already renowned as a user-friendly beginners guide to soil science, Soil Science Simplified, 6th Edition is an updated version of the beloved textbook that includes even more thorough applications of soil science to interdisciplinary fields.

Product details

• Authors: &apos, Deb Odoi dell, Eash, N Eash, Neal Eash, Neal S Eash, Neal S. Eash, Neal S. (University of Tennessee) Eash, Neal S. (University of Tennessee) Sauer Eash, Neal S. Sauer Eash, Neal Sauer Eash, Eash Neal S., Deb O'Dell, Deb (University of Tennessee in Knoxville) O'Dell, Deb et al O'Dell, O'Dell Deb, Evah Odoi, Evah (University of Tennessee in Knoxville) Odoi, Odoi Evah, Razvi, Aga Razvi, Sauer, Thomas Sauer, Thomas J Sauer, Thomas J. Sauer, Thomas J. (USDA Agricultural Research Service) Sauer, Sauer Thomas J., Forbes Walker
• Assisted by: Mary C. Bratz (Illustration), Bratz Mary C. (Illustration)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.12.2015
• EAN: 9781118540695
• ISBN: 978-1-118-54069-5
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geology; Landwirtschaft, Umweltforschung, Bodenkunde, Environmental Studies, Agriculture, Allg. Landwirtschaft, Soil, Allg. Umweltforschung