Full title: Soil science : an introduction / G.W. Leeper and N.C. Uren.

Author/creator: Uren, Nicholas C, Leeper, G. W. (Geoffrey Winthrop), 1903-1986. Introduction to soil science. 4th ed, Leeper, G. W. (Geoffrey Winthrop), 1903-1986.

Date: 1993..

Call Numbers: N631.4/67

Record Identifier: 74VKOZkK4Ngl

Language: English

Formats: Books

Contents: xi, 300 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm., 1. Soil in the Field: the 'Soil Type' -- 2. Soil Profiles and their Classification -- 3. Soil Formation -- 4. Introduction to Physical Properties -- 5. Colloids of the Soil -- 6. The Soil as a Reservoir of Water -- 7. Excessive Water: Aeration and Drainage --8. Mechanical Composition -- 9. Soil Temperature --10. General Chemical Considerations -- 11. Soil Organisms and Organic Matter -- 12. The Nitrogen Cycle -- 13. Primary Minerals in Soils -- 14. Acidity and Alkalinity -- 15. Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium -- 16. Phosphorus and Sulphur -- 17. Iron, Aluminum, Silicon -- 18. Various Trace Elements -- 19. Soil Erosion.

Publishers: Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 1993.

Notes: Previous ed. published under title: Introduction to soil science / G.W. Leeper. Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 1964. Includes bibliographical references and index.

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DDC: 631.4

MMS ID: 991022376979702626