Soil Science Simplified - Hardcover

Milo I Harpstead; Francis D. Hole; William F. Bennett

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0813815142 ISBN 13: 9780813815145

Publisher: Iowa State Press, 1988

Synopsis

This book is the quintessential tool for understanding our greatest natural resource. For the teacher or student of earth science, agriculture, or land management; for the farmer with a thousand acres; or for the gardener with one precious plot, Soil Science Simplified offers a thorough and very readable look at soil--its formation, components, chemistry, fertility, and erosion. From the complexities of how water, temperature, and soil fertility affect the life of plants to the technical aspects of soil classification, engineering, surveying, and management, all of soil science is clearly laid out in this new edition.

The authors have expanded their discussions of soil water, temperature, and engineering and have updated their account of soil classification. With an eye to readers here and abroad and to the variety of applications for their book, they use both English and metric units of measurement.

About this title

About the Author

William F. Bennett is a Professor Emeritus - Soil Science, Texas Tech University.

Cary J. Green is a Professor of Soil Chemistry at Texas Tech University.

Aga Ravzi is an Associate Professor of Soil Science at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Neal Eash is an Associate Professor of Soil Science at the University of Tennessee.

Review

"The most user friendly and thorough guide on the subject... A must for anyone in the field, and highly recommended for college library science collections." (Midwest Book Review, August 2008)

Edition details

• Publisher: Iowa State Press
• Publication date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813815142
• ISBN 13: 9780813815145
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 196