Introduction to Soil Science
About This Book
Introduction: Function of soils Amber Anderson - Define soil and soil science - Discuss soil functions - Summarize the importance of soil We may take what lies below our feet for granted, but soils are critical to our everyday life. From the food we eat, buildings we take refuge within, products we use, even to antibiotics we rely on, soils supply far more than we initially imagine. What is soil? Several definitions exist. We will start with the pair below: “The unconsolidated mineral or organic
| Category | science |
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| Subject | Soil science and management |
| Year | 2023 |
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| Chapters | 27 |
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| License | Creative Commons - Attribution - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
Chapters
- Parent materials
- Soil development
- Soil texture
- Soil structure
- Bulk Density/Idealized soil
- Geography
- Cartography and maps
- Mapping methods
- Infiltration and permeability
- Soil Redox Processes
- Importance of Soil Chemical Properties
- Mineralogy
- Rivka Fidel
- Phyllosilicate Colloids and their Surface Chemistry
- Poorly crystalline silicate, oxide, and organic colloids
- CEC
- Soil pH
- Salts
- Soil testing
- Problem solving
- Soil input recommendations
- Soil erosion factors and calculations
- Erosion control strategies
- Micronutrients
- Soil organic matter
- Uganda management challenge
- Hoop house