Elements of the Nature and Properties of Soils

by Nyle C. Brady, Ray R. Weil

This book opens readers' eyes to the fascinating and important world of soils, and the principles that can be used to minimize the degradation and destruction of one of our most important natural resources. KEY TOPICS Concentrating on essentials, this edition is a more concise version of its parent book, The Nature and Properties of Soils, maintaining its high standards of rigor and readability, and its priority of explaining this science in a manner relevant to many fields of study. It provides a fundamental knowledge that is a prerequisite to meeting the many natural-resource challenges awaiting humanity in the 21st century. For individuals who study the science of soil, and those who make a profession of it.

Genres: Nonfiction, Science, Plants, Reference, Agriculture, Textbooks, Nature

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Cody · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative, but I don't know if I'd recommend it to someone who doesn't spend most of their time in the dirt...

[Lexington · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent reference book for soil science. It does feel a bit dated and it isn't terribly interesting. Also, the black and white pictures are kind of a drag, especially because soils have many different colors and those colors help with classification. However, the diagrams have some color -- mostly black, white, blue, and gray, I think (may depend on the version). Certainly not a fun read -- after all, it is a textbook. I'm not sure that I would buy it to keep it. Definitely more of a rental, online or otherwise.

[Arikhna Rizqiyana F · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book ! It really helps us whom studied in soil science and environmental science to get more knowledge and inspiration -especially Indonesia's student. To be honest in my country, it's really hard to find great book about soil science, peoples also uninterested about this what-so-called avatar science :D But I got a lot of good citation and marked few important point of my study from this book, inspiring ! Thanks for helping me during the hard moment of "skripsi". This book is truly my savior ! This book really recommended ! I hope someone will be kind to make the translation of this book to Bahasa Indonesia.

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a textbook for class. It was interesting and easy to understand

[Ibraheem Banihani · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[maerius · Rating 5 out of 5]

10/9 would recommend for a comprehensive and detailed look at soil and pedology. The examples and case studies are plenty, but always too America-centric: that is my sole complaint.

[Sydney Strange]

marking this as read for emotional labor of having to read (realistically skim) every single chapter of this book for a class. super informative to the point of complexity