THE NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF SOILS - BRADY,NYLE C (NEW DELHI PEARSON, 2015)
Keywords: SOILS; 1. GLOSSARY OF SOIL SCIENCE TERMS 2. THE SOILS AROUND US 3. FORMATION OF SOILS FROM PARENT MATERIALS 4. SOIL CLASSIFICATION 5. SOIL ARCHITECTURE AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 6. SOIL WATER: CHARACTERISTICS AND BEHAVIOR 7. SOIL AND THE HYDROLOGIC CYCLE 8. SOIL AERATION AND TEMPERATURE 9. THE COLLOIDS FRACTION: SEAT OF SOIL CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 10. SOIL ACIDITY 11. SOILS OF DRY REGIONS: ALKALINITY, SALINITY, AND SODICITY 12. ORGANISMS AND ECOLOGY OF THE SOIL 13. SOIL ORGANIC MATTER 14. NITROGEN AND SULFUR ECONOMY OF SOILS 15. SOIL PHOSPHORUS AND POTASSIUM 16. CALCIUM, MAGNESIUM AND TRACE ELEMENTS 17. PRACTICAL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT 18. SOIL EROSION AND ITS CONTROL 19. SOILS AND CHEMICAL POLLUTION 20. GEOGRAPHIC SOILS INFORMATION 21. PROSPECTS FOR GLOBAL SOIL QUALITY AS AFFECTED BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES