Main Title |
The nature and properties of soils / |
Author |
Brady, Nyle C.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
Pearson Prentice Hall, |
Year Published |
2008 |
OCLC Number |
141852491 |
ISBN |
9780132279383; 013227938X |
Subjects |
Soil science ;
Soils
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJAM |
S591.B79 2008 |
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Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
01/14/2020 |
EJAR |
S591.B79 2007 |
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Region 3 Library/Philadelphia, PA |
12/16/2008 |
EJDM |
S591.B79 2008 |
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Env Science Center Library/Ft Meade,MD |
01/18/2010 |
ERAM |
S591 .B79 2008 |
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Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
08/20/2009 |
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Edition |
14th ed. |
Collation |
xiv, 965 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
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: seat of soil chemical and physical activity -- Soil acidity -- Soils of dry regions: alkalinity, salinity, and sodicity -- Organisms and ecology of the soil -- Soil organic matter -- Nitrogen and sulfur economy of soils -- Soil phosphorus and potassium -- Calcium, Magnesium and trace elements -- Practical nutrient management -- Soil erosion and its control -- Soils and chemical pollution -- Geographic soils information -- Prospects for global soil quality as affected by human acitvities. |