The nature and properties of soils / Nyle C. Brady.
Publication details: New York : Macmillan publishers co. inc., [1974].Edition: 8th editionDescription: xvi, 639 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0023133503
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Contents;
1. The soil in perspective
2. Supply and availability of plant nutrients in mineral soils
3. Some important physical properties of mineral soils
4. Soil colloids: Their nature and practical significance
5. Organisms of the soils
6. Organic matter of mineral soils
7. Soil water: Characteristics and behavior
8. Vapor losses of soil moisture and their regulation
9. Liquid losses of soil water and their control
10. Soil air and soil temperature
11. Origin: Nature and classification of parent materials
12. Soil formation: Classification and survey
13. Organic soils (Histosols): The nature, properties and utilization
14. Soil reaction: Acidity and alkalinity
15. Lime and soil-plant relationships
16. Nitrogen and sulfur economy of soils
17. Supply and availability of phosphorus and potassium
18. Micronutrient elements
19. Fertilizers and fertilizer management
20. Animal management and green manures
21. Soils and chemical pollution
22. Soils and world's food supply
Includes bibliographies, Index
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