Notes on Soils
Author : Andrew R. Whitson
Publisher :
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 16,50 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Soils
ISBN :
Glossary of Soil Science Terms 2008
Author : Soil Science Society of America
Publisher : ASA-CSSA-SSSA
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 27,34 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780891188513
Book Description
More than 1800 terms are included in this revised glossary. Subject matter includes soil physics, soil chemistry, soil biology and biochemistry, pedology, soil and water management and conservation, forest and range soils, nutrient management and soil and plant analysis, mineralogy, wetland soils, and soils and environmental quality. Two appendices on tabular information and designations for soil horizons and layers also are included.
Global Resources and the Environment
Author : Chadwick Dearing Oliver
Publisher :
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 28,23 MB
Release : 2018-06-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107172934
Book Description
An illustrated overview of the sustainability of natural resources and the social and environmental issues surrounding their distribution and demand.
Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics
Author : Pedro A. Sanchez
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 685 pages
File Size : 22,82 MB
Release : 2019-01-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1107176050
Book Description
Long-awaited second edition of classic textbook, brought completely up to date, for courses on tropical soils, and reference for scientists and professionals.
Methods of Soil Analysis, Part 3
Author : D. L. Sparks
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 1424 pages
File Size : 31,55 MB
Release : 2020-01-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0891188258
Book Description
A thorough presentation of analytical methods for characterizing soil chemical properties and processes, Methods, Part 3 includes chapters on Fourier transform infrared, Raman, electron spin resonance, x-ray photoelectron, and x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopies, and more.
Lecture Notes on the Major Soils of the World
Author : P. M. Driessen
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 29,17 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Science
ISBN :
Book Description
These lecture notes describe the major soils of the world and their properties, genetic formation, regional distribution, their management and associated land use. The World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) is used throughout the text, as the basis for a universal classification system for soil correlation. The aim of the publication is to make the WRB accessible to young scientists. It is intended to facilitate the study of soils and the exchange of soil information, and provides a common language for soil science.
Soil Genesis and Classification
Author : S. W. Buol
Publisher : Iowa State Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 31,90 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
Book Description
Morphology of soils; Soil micromorphology; Soil composition and characterization; Weathering and soil formation; Pedogenic processes: internal, soil-building processes; Soil environment: External factors of soil formation; Parent material: initial material of the solum; Relief and landscape factors of the soil and its environment; Contributions of climate to the total soil environment; Organisms: biological portion of the soil and its environment; Time as a factor of soil formation; Principles and historical development of soil classification; Modern soil classification systems; Entisols:recently formed soils: Vertisols: shrinking and swelling dark clay soils; In ceptisols: emleryonic soils with few diagnostic features; Aridisols: soils of arid regions; Mollisols: grassland soils of steppes and prairies; Spodosols: soils with subsoil, accumulations of sesquioxide and humus; Alfisols:high base status soils; Ultisols: low base status forest soils: Oxisols: sesquioxide - rihch, highly weathered soils of the intertropical regions; Histosols: organic soils.
Guidelines for Soil Description
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 35,67 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251055212
Book Description
Soils are affected by human activities, such as industrial, municipal and agriculture, that often result in soil degradation and loss. In order to prevent soil degradation and to rehabilitate the potentials of degraded soils, reliable soil data are the most important prerequisites for the design of appropriate land-use systems and soil management practices as well as for a better understanding of the environment. The availability of reliable information on soil morphology and other characteristics obtained through examination and description of the soil in the field is essential, and the use of a common language is of prime importance. These guidelines, based on the latest internationally accepted systems and classifications, provide a complete procedure for soil description and for collecting field data. To help beginners, some explanatory notes are included as well as keys based on simple test and observations.--Publisher's description.
Know Soil, Know Life
Author : David L. Lindbo
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,51 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Feeds
ISBN : 9780891189541
Book Description
Audience: Students studying environmental science or participating in an Envirothon or Science Olympiad will find Know Soil, Know Life is an easily accessible resource. Undergraduate students in introductory ecology and environmental science classes will have a manageable soils textbook. Scientists in related disciplines wildlife, forestry, geology, hydrology, biology, zoology will enjoy this engaging introduction to soils.
Soils in Natural Landscapes
Author : Earl B. Alexander
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 36,99 MB
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1466594365
Book Description
In any complete investigation of terrestrial ecosystems, rocks and soils must be considered. Soils are essential resources, providing water and nutrients for vascular plants, and mitigating the flow of water from the land. In addition, soil diversity is critical for biotic diversity. While there are many references on the agricultural perspective o
