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The Nature and Properties of Soils / Nyle C. Brady, Ray R. Weil.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Upper Saddle River, NewJersey : Pearson Prentice Hall, c 2008.Edition: 14th edDescription: xiv, 975p . : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29cmISBN:
  • 9780132279383
  • 013227938X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 631.4 22 BRA
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Books Bishop Barham University College Library Open Access / General collection 631.4 BRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 40976BBUC
Books Hamu Mukasa Library - Law and Science section; Level 3 Closed Access l Short Loan 631.4 BRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 100712
Books Hamu Mukasa Library - Law and Science section; Level 3 Closed Access l Short Loan 631.4 BRA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 100713

Includes bibliographical references and index(p.953-975)

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.

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