Soil Science Simplified
6th Edition
Published on 5. October 2015
272 pages
978-1-118-54063-3 (ISBN)
Description
Already renowned as a user-friendly beginners' guide to soilscience, Soil Science Simplified, 6th Edition is an updatedversion of the beloved textbook that includes even more thoroughapplications of soil science to interdisciplinary fields. Itincludes the most recent research concerning uses of soil inmunicipal, engineering, and other areas, conversion agriculturecovering no-till, hoe-till, and the methodology of cover crops,crop rotations, N contribution, and worldwide trends in conversionagriculture. The experienced authors have fully revised and updatedthe fundamental chapters on physical, chemical, and biologicalproperties to create an ideal introductory text.
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Neal S. Eash | Thomas J. Sauer | Deb O'Dell
Soil Science Simplified
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12/2015
6th Edition
Wiley
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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.
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
