01959nam a22002057a 4500003000400000005001700004008004100021020002600062040001700088050002000105245007400125250001200199260004100211300003600252500005100288520124500339650002601584700004601610856009701656OSt20260708093349.0260708b        |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a13: 978-0-8138-0769-0  aDLCbencDLC  aDUCE S591.B887   aSoil genesis and classification / cEdited by S.W. Buol ... [et al.].  a6th ed.  aChichester:bWiley-Blackwell,c2011.  axvi, 543 p., b ill.,; c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aSoil 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 managementuhttp://172.20.27.22:4000/handle/123456789/200  2scienceaSoil science  aBuol, S. W.           eEditorqS.W. Buol  yhttp://172.20.27.22:4000/handle/123456789/200uhttp://172.20.27.22:4000/handle/123456789/200