Neal S. Eash, Thomas J. Sauer, Deb O'Dell, Evah Odoi

Soil Science Simplified (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Bratz, Mary C.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118540633
• Artikelnr.: 43976991

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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
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