The nature and properties of soils /
Nyle C. Brady, Ray R. Weil
- 14th ed.
- Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education, 2007
- xvi, 965 p., [18] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 29 cm.
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 -- Micronutrients and other trace elements -- Practical nutrient management -- Soil erosion and its control -- Soils and chemical pollution -- Geographic soils information -- Prospects for global soil quality