Fundamentals of Soil ScienceA revised, comprehensive, introductory text covering soil science. Designed for undergraduates majoring in agriculture. Provides a balance between principles and practice, integrating all environmental topics. Covers temperate versus tropical and humid versus arid regions. Includes many photos of Asian and Canadian soils and agronomic practice. Examines tropical and northern soils, acidity in soils, and soil formation. |
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absorb accumulation acid acre agriculture Alfisols aluminum amount animals areas argillic horizon Aridisols bacteria base saturation bulk density calcium carbon cation exchange capacity centimeters color corn crease crops decomposed decomposition decreases deficiency depth drainage dry soil effect Entisols erosion factors fertilizer Figure forest grams hectare Histosols humid humus Inceptisols increase ions iron kaolinite kilograms land layer leaching lime loam magnesium manure matric potential meters microorganisms mineral moist Mollisols nitrate nitrogen nitrogen fixation nutrients occur organic matter content oxide Oxisols oxygen parent material peds percent phosphate phosphorus plant growth plow pore space potassium production reduced regions result salinity salt sand shown in Fig sloping sodium soil development soil horizon soil moisture regime soil particles soil pH Soil Sci soil solution soil surface soil temperature soil water soluble Spodosols sulfur surface soil texture tillage tion trients ture Ultisols uptake USDA vegetation Vertisols weathering wheat yields