The nature and properties of soils. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nyle C. Brady, Ray R. Weil.
• Authors: Brady, Nyle C; Weil, Ray R
• 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.
• Edition: Fifteenth edition Global edition
• Publisher Details: Boston : Pearson
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 631.4; Soil science; Soils; Soil science; Soils; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781292162249; 1292162244
• Related ISBNs: 9780133254488; 0133254488
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.