Sand and Gravel Resources of the Country Around Coggeshall, Essex (Mineral Assessment Reports)
by S. J. Booth
Fundamentals of Soil Inventory, Problem Soils and Irrigation Water
by Dr Thiyageshwari and Dr Sriramachandrasekharan
Soil erosion is a complex process that depends on soil properties, ground slope, vegetation, and rainfall amount and intensity. Erosion can be significantly reduced through sustainable agricultural practices and sustainable nutrient management techniques that allow farmers to maintain healthy, productive soil for crops without degrading the environment. There is an urgent need to plan and make necessary amendments to restore soil quality. Amelioration Technology for Soil Sustainability is an es...
Insigne des sols (YUNGA Learning and Action Series - Challenge Badges)
L'Insigne des Sols est concu pour aider a eduquer les enfants et les jeunes sur le role vital que les sols jouent pour soutenir la vie sur Terre. L'insigne examine comment les sols sont crees, les utilisations des sols et comment les sols sont affectes par les pressions humaines et climatiques. Il comprend un large eventail d'activites et d'idees pour stimuler l'apprentissage sur les sols et la facon dont nous pouvons mieux gerer les ressources des sols pour assurer un avenir durable. La serie Y...
Formation and Properties of Clay-Polymer Complexes (Developments in Soil Science)
by B K Theng
United Arab Emirates Keys to Soil Taxonomy
by Shabbir A. Shahid, Mahmoud A. Abdelfattah, Michael A. Wilson, John A. Kelley, and Joseph V. Chiaretti
Central to human life and civilization, soils are an integral part of the physical and cultural environment. Although we may take them for granted, the rise and fall of civilizations is closely linked with the use and abuse of soil and water resources. It is therefore important to evaluate soils for their quality and link them to appropriate uses and services. This book provides information on soil classification and shows how to key out taxa relevant to UAE soils. The latest soil inventory of U...
This publication provides guidance on such supportive policies, as well as on protocols which would be needed to support schemes of payments for environmental services. It is based on actual field experiences of FAO and GIZ in the promotion of Conservation Agriculture in different world regions and is directed specifically to decision makers in governments for designing and implementing agricultural policies and regulations for sustainable development.
For freshman/sophomore-level courses in Introductory Soil Science or Earth Science. Extensively class-tested, this lab manual provides a hands-on introduction to basic principles of soil science - with a focus on the natural properties and processes that govern soil. Contemporary and practical in perspective, it emphasizes factor analysis throughout and makes extensive use of the World Wide Web for gathering the most up-to-date data. This lab manual will accompany all three of PH's texts: Brady,...
Fertilizer is a vital component of strategies for expanding foodproduction. The rapid growth in population and the widening food deficits inmany tropical countries ofAsia, Africa, and Latin America call attention to those aspects of fertilization that have been neglected but are expected to yield large economic payoffs in the future. Fertilizer sulfur falls into this category. In the past fertilizer sulfur received little attention from researchers and policymakers since sulfur deficiency was n...
Gain a practical understanding of soil properties and the soil management techniques most important for the effective use of soils with SOIL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT, 6E. This non-technical, reader-friendly book details all aspects of effective soil usage, including management techniques, composition, fertility, erosion, conservation,and irrigation in this practical guide. This edition highlights horticultural uses of soil as well as the latest green methodologies in both agricultural and horticul...
The 2006 Malawi Economic and Product Market Databook
by Philip M. Parker
Quantitative Theory in Soil Productivity and Environmental Pollution
The crushing of general fill particles during compaction, sometimes seem as a problem, often produces a more stable compacted mass. This report considers the use of materials susceptible to crushing during compaction. Such materials include unburnt and burnt colliery spoil, spent oil shale and weak sandstone. The report gives recommendations for their use as general fill and, where appropriate, as more specialised selected fills. The potential for the use of such materials is balanced against bo...
This graduate level text reference is designed to be a bridge between ecologists and soil scientists of all sorts. There is increasing awareness that soil is the organizing centre for all terrestrial ecosystems. This supplemental text examines why this is so, in terms of physics, chemistry, and biology of the soil ecosystem. Aspects of biodiversity and global change, and the important role soils play in global carbon balance, are also discussed. Fundamentals of Soil Ecology is a holistic approac...