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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780135133873 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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BUL |
| Language of cataloging |
eng |
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BUL |
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BUL |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Edition number |
22 |
| Classification number |
631.4 |
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BRA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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Brady, Nyle C. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The nature and properties of soils / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Nyle C. Brady & Ray R. Weil |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition statement |
14th edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
New Jersey : |
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Pearson prentice hall, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2008. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xvi, 975p. : |
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col. ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
29 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Contents<br/><br/>1 THE SOILS AROUND US<br/>1.1 functions of soils in our ecosystems<br/>1.2 medium for plant growth<br/>1.3 regulator of waste supplies, etc<br/><br/>2 FORMATION OF SOILS FROM PARENT MATERIALS<br/>2.1 weathering of rocks and minerals<br/>2.2 factors influencing soil formation<br/>2.3 parent materials, etc<br/><br/>3 CLASSIFICATION<br/>3.1 concept of individual soils<br/>3.2 comprehensive classification<br/>3.3 categories and nomenclature of soil taxonomy, etc<br/><br/>4 SOIL ARCHITECTURE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES<br/>4.1 soil colour<br/>4.2 soil texture <br/>4.3 soil texture classes, etc<br/><br/>5 SOIL WATER: CHARACTERISTICS AND BEHAVIOR<br/>5.1 structure and related properties of water<br/>5.2 capillary fundamentals and soil water<br/>5.3 soil water energy concepts, etc<br/><br/>6 SOIL AND THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE<br/>6.1 the global hydrologic cycle<br/>6.2 fate of precipitation and irrigation water<br/>6.3 the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, etc<br/><br/>7 SOIL AERATION AND TEMPERATURE<br/>7.1 soil aeration-the process<br/>7.2 means of characterizing soil aeration<br/>7.3 oxidation-reduction (redox) potential, etc<br/><br/>8 SOIL COLLOIDS,: SEAT OF SOIL CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL ACTIVFITY<br/>8.1 general properties and types of soil colloids<br/>8.2 fundamentals of layer silicate clay structure<br/>8.3 mineralogy organization of silicate clays, etc<br/><br/>9 SOIL ACIDITY<br/>9.1 The process of soil acidification<br/>9.2 role of aluminium in soil acidity<br/>9.3 pools of soil acidity, etc<br/><br/>10 SOILS OF DAY REGIONS: ALKALINITY, SALINITY AND SOLICITY<br/>10.1 characteristics and problems of dry region soils<br/>10.2 causes of alkalinity<br/>10.3 development of soil-affected soils, etc<br/><br/>11 ORGANISMS AND ECOLOGY OF THE SOIL<br/>11.1 the diversity of organisms in the soil<br/>11.2 organisms in action<br/>11.3 organisms abundancy , biomass and metabolic activity, etc<br/><br/>12 SOIL ORGANIC MATTER<br/>12.1 the global carbon cycle<br/>12.2 the process of decomposition in the soil<br/>12.3 factors controlling the rate of decomposition and mineralization, etc<br/><br/>13 NITROGEN AND SULPHUR ECONOMY OF SOILS<br/>13.1 influence of nitrogen on the plant growth and development<br/>13.2 distribution of nitrogen and the nitrogen cycle <br/>13.3 immobilization and mineralization, etc<br/><br/>14 SOIL PHOSPHOROUS AND POTASSIUM<br/>14.1 role of phosphorous in plant nutrition and soil fertility<br/>14.2 effects of phosphorous on environmental quality<br/>14.3 the phosphorous cycle, etc<br/><br/>15 CALCIUM, MAGNESIUM AND TRACE ELEMENTS<br/>15.1 calcium as essential nutrient<br/>15.2 magnesium as a plant nutrient<br/>15.3 deficiency versus toxicity, etc<br/><br/>16 PRACTICAL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT<br/>16.1 goals of nutrient management<br/>16.2 environmental quality<br/>16.3 nutrient resources and cycles, etc<br/><br/>17 SOIL EROSION AND ITS CONTROL<br/>17.1 significance of soil erosion and land degrada6tion<br/>17.2 on-site and off-site effects of accelerated soil erosion<br/>17.3 mechanics of water erosion, etc<br/><br/>18 SOILS AND CHEMICAL POLLUTION<br/>18.1 toxic organic chemicals <br/>18.2 kinds of organic contaminants<br/>18.3 behavior of organic chemicals, etc<br/><br/>19 GEOGRAPHIC SOILS INFORMATION<br/>19.1 soil spatial variability in the field<br/>19.2 techniques and tools for mapping soils<br/>19.3 modern technology for soil investigation, etc<br/><br/>20 PROSPECTS FOR GLOBALS OIL QUALITY AS EFFECTED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY<br/>20.1 the concepts of soil quality and soil health<br/>20.2 soil resistance and resilience<br/>20.3 soils and global ecosystem services, etc |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Glossary : p. 926-951 . _ Index : p. 953-975 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Soil nature. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Weil, Ray R. |
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Dewey Decimal Classification |
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Book Closed Access |
| Edition |
14th edition. |
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631.4 |
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1 |
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BRA |
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631.4 BRA |
