| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 548 pages, 5 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Special Acknowledgment and Appreciation to Dan Yaalon -- Section I Early Understanding of Soils -- 1. Soil Scientists in Ancient Rome -- 2. Aztec Soil Knowledge: Classes, Management, and Ecology -- 3. The Heritage of Soil Knowledge Among the World's Cultures -- 4. Some Major Scientists (Palissy, Buffon, Thaer, Darwin and Muller) Have Described Soil Profiles and Developed Soil Survey Techniques Before 1883 -- 5. Souls and Soils: A Survey of Worldviews -- Section II Soil as a Natural Body -- 6. The Roots of Dokuchaev's Scientific Contributions: Cadastral Soil Mapping and Agro-Environmental Issues -- 7. Philosophical Developments in Pedology in the United States: Eugene Hilgard and Milton Whitney -- 8. Development of the Soil Cover Pattern and Soil Catena Concepts -- 9. A History of Soil Geomorphology in the United States -- Section III Soil Properties and Processes -- 10. Soils In Ecology and Ecology In Soils -- 11. History of Soil Biology -- 12. Historical Aspects of Soil Chemistry -- 13. The Changing Understanding of Physical Properties of Soils: Water Flow, Soil Architecture -- Section IV Soil Utilization and Conservation -- 14. Soil Erosion and Conservation: An International History and a Cautionary Tale -- 15. Stewardship and Soil Health -- 16. Soil Nutrient Management for Plant Growth -- 17. Soils and Environmental Issues -- 18. Ancient Agricultural Terraces and Soils -- Indices -- Author Index -- Subject Index -- Colour Plate Section -- Last Page |
| Summary |
Fills the need for information about the development of ideas and the accumulation of soil knowledge |
| Notes |
"Stories about the accumulation of soil knowledge over the millenia." |
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"International Union of Soil Sciences; 18th WCSS 2006; Soil Science Society of America"--Page ii |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Soil science -- History
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Soils.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Soil Science.
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Soil science
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Soils
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| Genre/Form |
History
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dissertations.
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Warkentin, Benno P.
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International Union of Soil Sciences.
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Soil Science Society of America.
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World Congress of Soil Science (18th : 2006)
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| ISBN |
9780080477879 |
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0080477879 |
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