Already renowned as a user-friendly beginners’ guide to soil
science, Soil Science Simplified, 6th Edition is an updated
version of the beloved textbook that includes even more thorough
applications of soil science to interdisciplinary fields. It
includes the most recent research concerning uses of soil in
municipal, engineering, and other areas, conversion agriculture
covering no-till, hoe-till, and the methodology of cover crops,
crop rotations, N contribution, and worldwide trends in conversion
agriculture. The experienced authors have fully revised and updated
the fundamental chapters on physical, chemical, and biological
properties to create an ideal introductory text.
Mục lục
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
Giới thiệu về tác giả
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.