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028 _q2016
_bAllied Informatics, Jaipur
040 _bEnglish
_aBSDU
_cBSDU
082 _a631.4
_bRAT
100 _aRathinasamy, A
245 0 _aFundamentals of Soil Science
260 _bscientific Publishers (India)
_a Jodhpur
_c2016,c2014
300 _a354
500 _aThe content of this book is structured around basic soil concepts, beginning with the significance of soil in our everyday lives and progressing through soil formation, the physical and chemical properties of soils, and the role soil and the earth play in environmental management today and in the future.
504 _a1 Introduction 2 Rocks and Minerals 3 Weathering and Soil Formation 4 Soil Forming Factors 5 Soil Forming Processes 6 Soil Classification 7 Soil Survey and Mapping 8 Soils of India 9 Phases of Soils 10 Physical Properties of Soil 11 Soil Texture 12 Soil Structure 13 Soil Consistency 14 Densities of Soil 15 Soil Colour 16 Soil Temperature 17 Soil Air 18 Soil Moisture 19 Soil Colloids 20 Ion Exchange 21 Problem Soils 22 Soil Physical Constraints 23 Quality of Irrigation Water 24 Essential Nutrients 25 Soil Fertility and Its Evaluation 26 Fertilizers and Bio-fertilizers 27 Soil Organic Matter 28 Soil Organisms 29 Organic Farming 30 Soil Pollution 31 Soil Erosion and Conservation 32 Soil Quality Appendix Glossary Model Questions References
650 _aAgriculture
700 _a Saliha, B Bakiyathu
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