Description |
1 online resource (viii, 637 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Books in soils, plants, and the environment |
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Books in soils, plants, and the environment.
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Contents |
Preface; Contents; Contributors; Soil Water Content; Matric Potential; Water Release Characteristic; Hydraulic Conductivity of Saturated Soils; Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity; Infiltration; Particle Size Analysis; Bulk Density; Liquid and Plastic Limits; Penetrometer Techniques in Relation to Soil Compaction and Root Growth; Tensile Strength and Friability; Root Growth: Methods of Measurement; Gas Movement and Air-Filled Porosity; Soil Temperature Regime; Soil Profile Description and Evaluation; Index |
Summary |
A review of a wide range of methods for soil physical analysis. It considers application, accuracy, measurement time and cost of equipment, and provides examples of applications |
Notes |
Revised edition of: Soil analysis. 1991 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Soil physics -- Methodology
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Soils -- Environmental aspects.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture -- Agronomy -- Soil Science.
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Soil physics -- Methodology
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Soils -- Environmental aspects
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Smith, Keith A., 1940-
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Mullins, Chris E., 1947-
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LC no. |
00060207 |
ISBN |
0824745361 |
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9780824745363 |
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0203908600 |
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9780203908600 |
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0585418934 |
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9780585418933 |
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9781135553302 |
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1135553300 |
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9781135553258 |
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1135553254 |
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9781135553296 |
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1135553297 |
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