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

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ray R. Weil, Nyle C. Brady.
• Authors: Weil, Ray R; Brady, Nyle C
• 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 colloidal 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 -- Appendix A.⁰́²World reference base, Canadian, and Australian soil classification systems -- Appendix B.⁰́²SI units, conversion factors, periodic table of the elements, and plant names.
• Edition: Global edition, Fifteenth edition
• Publisher Details: Harlow Essex : Pearson Education Limited
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (1104 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 631.4; Soil science; Soils; Pédologie; Sols; soil science; Soil science; Soils; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781292162249; 1292162244
• Related ISBNs: 9781292162232; 1292162236
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Resource, viewed April 30, 2020.
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