Soil Science

Name: Soil Science
Price: 9.78 USD
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ISBN: 9780130200808

ISBN-10: 0130200808

ISBN-13: 9780130200808

Edition: 1999 (Lab Manual)

Authors: Del D. Dingus

List price: $61.60

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Description:

For freshman/sophomore-level courses in Introductory Soil Science or Earth Science. Extensively class-tested, this lab manual provides a hands-on introduction to basic principles of soil science with a focus on the natural properties and processes that govern soil. Contemporary and practical in perspective, it emphasizes factor analysis throughout and makes extensive use of the World Wide Web for gathering the most up-to-date data. This lab manual will accompany all three of PH's texts: Brady, Miller, and Singer.

Book details

List price: $61.60
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 6/12/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English



Organization of the Laboratory



Introduction to Soils



Minerals, Rocks and Weathering



Soil Texture, Structure and Water Relations



Routine Soil Particle size Analysis



Bulk Density, Particle Density and Porosity of Soil



Field Study of Local Soils



Soil Organic Matter, Humus and Microbial Activity



Soil Testing and Fertilizers



Soil Survey Reports



Soils and the Environment



Salt Affected Soils


Appendixes