Handbook of Soils for Landscape Architects

Name: Handbook of Soils for Landscape Architects
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ISBN: 9780195121025

ISBN-10: 0195121023

ISBN-13: 9780195121025

Edition: 2000

Authors: Robert F. Keefer

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Written in a clear, accessible style, this book presents the fundamental aspects of soil science for landscape architects and professionals in related fields. Emphasis is placed on those topics of particular interest to this audience, among them erosion, irrigation, fertility and nutrients, diagnosis of plant disorders, engineering aspects, and the use of soil surveys. The book should also find some course use in departments of landscape architecture and agronomy. Serious gardeners might find it of interest as well.

Book details

List price: $185.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/22/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.29" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English




Use of Soil Surveys for Landscape Architecture



Basic Information About Soils and Plants



Parts of a Soil (Soil Constituents) Air, Water, Minerals, and Organic Matter



Physical Properties of Soils



Movement of Water Across Soils (Erosion)



Nature of Soil Erodibility



Controlling Erosion



Effective Water Use--Irrigation



Chemical Properties of Soils for Growing Plants



Soil Nutrients (Soil Fertility)



Macronutrients--Nitrogen



Macronutrients--Phosphorus and Potassium



Macronutrients--Calcium, Magnesium, and Sulfur



Micronutrients



Fertilizers



Soil Organic Matter



Diagnosing Plant Disorders



Engineering Aspects of Soil



Satellite Imagining, Image Technology, and Computer Programs


References


Index