Soils in Our Environment - Hardcover

Gardiner Ph.D., Duane T.; Miller Late, Raymond W.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130481955 ISBN 13: 9780130481955

Publisher: Pearson, 2003

Synopsis

For Introductory Soil Science and Environmental Soil Science courses.

Based on the most current scientific developments in all areas, this time-honored, broad introduction to soil sciences covers the complete spectrum of traditional and state-of-the-art soil topics―e.g., taxonomy, soil formation, properties of soils, common soil problems and their solutions, evaluation of soils, pollution from use of soils, precision agriculture, GIS, and GPS, wetlands, and use issues.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The tenth edition of Soils in Our Environment contains the most current information available and addresses perplexing issues and problems associated with preserving our soils. Based on the most current scientific developments in all areas, this time-honored, broad introduction to soil sciences covers the complete spectrum of traditional and state-of-the-art soil topics―e.g., taxonomy, soil formation, properties of soils, common soil problems, and their solutions, evaluation of soils, pollution from use of soils, precision agriculture, GIS, and CPS. New topics for this edition include coverage of tillage erosion, the phosphorus index, and organic farming.

Soils in Our Environment, tenth edition provides a complete foundation for anyone interested or involved in soil science.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0130481955
• ISBN 13: 9780130481955
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 656