Elements of the Nature and Properties of Soils

Name: Elements of the Nature and Properties of Soils
Price: 10.88 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780130144973

ISBN-10: 0130144975

ISBN-13: 9780130144973

Edition: 2000

Authors: Ray R. Brady, Nyle C. Brady

List price: $113.00

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

4 new & used from $10.88

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

For lower-level undergraduate courses in Introduction to Soils and Fundamentals of Soil Science. This text opens students' eyes to the fascinating and important world of soils, and the principles that can be used to minimize the degradation and destruction of one of our most important natural resources. Concentrating on essentials, this edition is a more concise version of its parent text,The Nature and Properties of Soils, maintaining its high standards of rigor and readability, and its priority of explaining this science in a manner relevant to many fields of study. It provides a fundamental knowledge that is a prerequisite to meeting the many natural-resource challenges awaiting…

Book details

List price: $113.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 7/29/1999
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 559
Size: 8.46" wide x 11.14" long x 1.26" tall
Weight: 3.630
Language: English




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



Soil Colloids: Their Nature and Practical Significance



Soil Acidity, Alkalinity, and Salinity.



Organisms and Ecology of the Soil.



Soil Organic Matter.



Nitrogen and Sulfur Economy of Soils.



Soil Phosphorus, Potassium, and Micronutrients.



Practical Nutrient Management.



Soil Erosion and Its Control



U.S. Soil Taxonomy Suborder Map and Legend



Canadian and FAO Soil Classification Systems



SI Unit Conversion Factors and Periodic Table of the Elements


Glossary


Index