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100 1 _aBrady, Nyle C.
245 1 0 _aElements of the nature and properties of soils /
_cNyle C. Brady, Ray R. Weil.
250 _a3rd ed.
260 _aUpper Saddle River, N.J. :
_bPearson Prentice Hall,
_cc2014.
264 _aUpper Saddle River, N.J. :
_bPearson Prentice Hall,
_cc2014.
300 _ax, 666 pages :
_billustrations (some coloured), maps ;
_c28 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe 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 -- The colloidal fraction: seat of soil chemical and physical activity -- Soil acidity, alkalinity, aridity, and salinity -- Organisms and ecology of the soil -- Soil organic matter -- Nutrient cycles and soil fertility -- Practical nutrient management -- Soil erosion and its control -- Soils and chemical pollution.
520 _aElements of Nature and Properties of Soils is designed to help make the study of soils fascinating and intellectually satisfying. This text emphasizes the soil as a natural resource and soils as ecosystems.--COVER.
650 0 _aSoil science.
650 0 _aSoils.
700 1 _aWeil, Ray R.
908 _a150624
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