Image from OpenLibrary

Soil genesis and classification / Edited by S.W. Buol ... [et al.].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.Edition: 6th edDescription: xvi, 543 p., ill.,; 25 cmISBN:
  • 13: 978-0-8138-0769-0
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • DUCE S591.B887
Online resources: Summary: Soil Genesis and Classification (6th ed.) by S.W. Buol, R.J. Southard, R.C. Graham, and P.A. McDaniel is a comprehensive textbook that examines the processes responsible for soil formation, development, and classification. The book explains how factors such as climate, organisms, topography, parent material, and time interact to produce the wide variety of soils found around the world. It explores the physical, chemical, biological, and mineralogical processes involved in soil genesis and discusses the characteristics and distribution of major soil groups. The text also provides an in-depth treatment of modern soil classification systems, with particular emphasis on the USDA Soil Taxonomy, while comparing it with other international classification frameworks. Through detailed descriptions, illustrations, and case studies, the book demonstrates how soil properties influence land use, agriculture, forestry, engineering, and environmental management. Widely used by students, researchers, and soil professionals, the sixth edition incorporates updated scientific knowledge, revised classification concepts, and current perspectives on soil resources and sustainable land management http://172.20.27.22:4000/handle/123456789/200
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status
Books DUCE LIBRARY Science: Shelf QP31.2.8363 – ZF11.2.M37 Science Collection DUCE S591.B887 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Soil Genesis and Classification (6th ed.) by S.W. Buol, R.J. Southard, R.C. Graham, and P.A. McDaniel is a comprehensive textbook that examines the processes responsible for soil formation, development, and classification. The book explains how factors such as climate, organisms, topography, parent material, and time interact to produce the wide variety of soils found around the world. It explores the physical, chemical, biological, and mineralogical processes involved in soil genesis and discusses the characteristics and distribution of major soil groups.

The text also provides an in-depth treatment of modern soil classification systems, with particular emphasis on the USDA Soil Taxonomy, while comparing it with other international classification frameworks. Through detailed descriptions, illustrations, and case studies, the book demonstrates how soil properties influence land use, agriculture, forestry, engineering, and environmental management. Widely used by students, researchers, and soil professionals, the sixth edition incorporates updated scientific knowledge, revised classification concepts, and current perspectives on soil resources and sustainable land management

http://172.20.27.22:4000/handle/123456789/200

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.