Footprints in the soil: people and ideas in soil history/ (Record no. 156815)
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| fixed length control field | 00340nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0444521771 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 631.4 |
| Item number | WAR/F |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Footprints in the soil: people and ideas in soil history/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by Benno P. Warkentin |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Amsterdam: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Elsevier, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2006. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xiv, 548 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill., maps ; |
| Dimensions | 25 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Soil scientists in ancient Rome / V. Winiwarter --<br/>Aztec soil knowledge: classes, management, and ecology / B.J. Williams --<br/>The heritage of soil knowledge among the world's cultures / J.A. Sandor [and others] --<br/>Some major scientists (Palissy, Buffon, Thaer, Darwin and Muller) have described soil profiles and developed soil survey techniques before 1883 / C. Feller, E. Blanchart and D.H. Yaalon --<br/>Souls and soils: a survey of worldviews / V. Winiwarter and W.E.H. Blum --<br/>The roots of Dokuchaev's scientific contributions: cadastral soil mapping and agro-environmental issues / C. Evtuhov --<br/>Philosophical developments in pedology in the United States: Eugene Hilgard and Milton Whitney / R. Amundson --<br/>Development of the soil cover pattern and soil catena concepts / A.N. Gennadiyev, J.G. Bockheim --<br/>A history of soil geomorphology in the United States / V.T. Holliday --<br/>Soils in ecology and ecology in soils / D. Binkley --<br/>History of soil biology / J. Berthelin, U. Babel and F. Toutain --<br/>Historical aspects of soil chemistry / D.L. Sparks --<br/>The changing understanding of physical properties of soils: water flow, soil architecture / S. Hasegawa and B.P. Warkentin --<br/>Soil erosion and conservation : an international history and a cautionary tale / K.B. Showers --<br/>Stewardship and soil health / E.G. Gregorich, G.P. Sparling and L.J. Gregorich --<br/>Soil nutrient management for plant growth / A. Finck --<br/>Soils and environmental issues / T.M. Addiscott --<br/>Ancient agricultural terraces and soils / J.A. Sandor. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Soils |
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| Keyword | Soil science |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Warkentin, Benno P., ed. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 631.4 WAR/F | P11638 | 29/08/2016 | General Books |