Preface vii
1 Introduction to Soil 1
2 Soil Formation 7
3 Soil Physical Properties 23
4 Soil Biological Properties 35
5 Soil Chemical Properties 57
6 Soil Water 77
7 Soil Temperature 95
8 Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition 107
9 Soil Management 145
10 Soil Conservation and the Environment 159
11 Conservation Agriculture 175
12 Soil Classification and Surveys 187
13 Soil and Its Uses 223
Glossary 243
Index 255

Neal S. Eash is a Professor of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science at the University of Tennessee
in Knoxville, TN, USA.
Thomas J. Sauer is a Research Soil Scientist in the Soil, Water, and Air Research Unit at the USDA
Agricultural Research Service in Ames, IA, USA.
Deb O???Dell is a Doctoral Candidate in the Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science Department at the
University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, USA.
Evah Odoi is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science at the
University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, USA.