02015nam a22002297a 4500 OSt 20260708093349.0 260708b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 13: 978-0-8138-0769-0 DLC en DLC DUCE S591.B887 Soil genesis and classification / Edited by S.W. Buol ... [et al.]. 6th ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. xvi, 543 p., ill.,; 25 cm. 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 science Soil science Buol, S. W. Editor S.W. Buol http://172.20.27.22:4000/handle/123456789/200 http://172.20.27.22:4000/handle/123456789/200 lcc BK 0 4470 4470 0 0 lcc 0 0 SCI DL DL SCI QP31–ZF11 2026-07-08 0 DUCE S591.B887 2026-07-08 09:34:51 2026-07-08 BK