Soil Science Simplified

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

Buch | Hardcover

272 Seiten

2015 | 6th edition
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-118-54069-5 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

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.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.12.2015
Illustrationen	Mary C. Bratz
Verlagsort	Hoboken
Sprache	englisch
Maße	160 x 236 mm
Gewicht	481 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	1-118-54069-7 / 1118540697
ISBN-13	978-1-118-54069-5 / 9781118540695
Zustand	Neuware