
Soil Science Simplified
Wiley (Publisher)
6th Edition
Published on 11. December 2015
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-118-54069-5 (ISBN)
Description
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. It includes the most recent research concerning uses of soil in municipal, engineering, and other areas, conversion agriculture covering no-till, hoe-till, and the methodology of cover crops, crop rotations, N contribution, and worldwide trends in conversion agriculture. The experienced authors have fully revised and updated the fundamental chapters on physical, chemical, and biological properties to create an ideal introductory text.
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Edition
6. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 16.1 cm
Thickness: 1.8 cm
Weight
546 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-54069-5 (9781118540695)
Schweitzer Classification
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Neal S. Eash | Thomas J. Sauer | Deb O'Dell
Soil Science Simplified
E-Book
10/2015
6th Edition
Wiley-Blackwell
€72.99
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Neal S. Eash | Thomas J. Sauer | Deb O'Dell
Soil Science Simplified
E-Book
10/2015
6th Edition
Wiley-Blackwell
€72.99
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Previous edition

Neal S. Eash | Cary J. Green | Aga Razvi
Soil Science Simplified
Book
05/2008
5th Edition
Iowa State University Press
€71.90
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Persons
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.
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.
Author
University of Tennessee
USDA Agricultural Research Service
University of Tennessee in Knoxville
University of Tennessee in Knoxville
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Content
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