Elements of the Nature and Properties of Soils: Pearson New International Edition
Höfundar:
Nyle C. Brady; Raymond R. Weil (Útgáfa: 3)
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For undergraduate courses in Introduction to Soils, Fundamentals of Soil Science, and Soil Management. With an emphasis on the fundamentals, this book explores the important world of soils and the principles that can be used to minimize the degradation and destruction of one of our most important natural resources. Fully updated in this edition, it includes the latest information on soil colloids; nutrient cycles and soil fertility; and soils and chemical pollution.
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- Pearson International Content
- 9781292052083
- 9781292039299
- Page Fidelity (PDF)
- 3
- Nyle C. Brady; Raymond R. Weil
- English
- 2013-10-03
- 100
- 2
- 2
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- Table of Contents
- Glossary of Soil Science Terms
- 1. The Soils Around Us
- 2. Formation of Soils from Parent Materials
- 3. Soil Classification
- 4. Soil Architecture and Physical Properties
- 5. Soil Water: Characteristics and Behavior
- 6. Soil and the Hydrologic Cycle
- 7. Soil Aeration and Temperature
- 8. The Colloidal Fraction: Seat of Soil Chemical and Physical Activity
- 9. Soil Acidity, Alkalinity, Aridity, and Salinity
- 10. Organisms and Ecology of the Soil
- 11. Soil Organic Matter
- 12. Nutrient Cycles and Soil Fertility
- 13. Practical Nutrient Management
- 14. Soil Erosion and Its Control
- 15. Soils and Chemical Pollution
- Appendix: World Reference Base, Canadian, and Australian Soil Classification Systems
- Appendix: SI Units, Conversion Factors, Periodic Table of the Elements, and Plant Names
- Global Soil Regions
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
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