TY - BOOK AU - Brady, Nyle C. AU - Weil, Ray R. TI - The nature and properties of soils SN - 9780138524449 U1 - 631.4 PY - 1999/// CY - New Jersey PB - Prentice Hall KW - Soils KW - Soil science KW - Soil structure N1 - 1. The Soils Around Us -- 2. Formation of Soils from Parent Materials -- 3. Soil Classification -- 4. Soil Architecture and Physical Properties -- 5. Soil Water: Characteristics and Behavior -- 6. Soil and the Hydrologic Cycle -- 7. Soil Aeration and Temperature -- 8. Soil Colloids: Their Nature and Practical Significance -- 9. Soil Reaction: Acidity and Alkalinity -- 10. Alkaline and Salt-Affected Soils and Their Management -- 11. Organisms and Ecology of the Soil -- 12. Soil Organic Matter -- 13. Nitrogen and Sulfur Economy of Soils -- 14. Soil Phosphorus and Potassium -- 15. Micronutrient Elements -- 16. Practical Nutrient Management -- 17. Soil Erosion and Its Control -- 18. Soils and Chemical Pollution -- 19. Geographic Soils Information -- 20. Global Soil Quality as Affected by Human Activities -- App. A. U.S. Soil Taxonomy Suborder Map and Legend -- App. B. Canadian and FAO Soil Classification Systems -- App. C. SI Unit Conversion Factors and Periodic Table of the Elements ER -