Lal R., Shukla M.K. Principles of Soil Physics

Soil is the basis of production in agriculture and forestry, the nourisher of mankind and an important component of the human environment. Much more attention should therefore be given to the soil, and greater control with respect to its rational use, protection and improvement, needs to be exercised.

The eighth edition is a major revision in which there has been careful revision of the topics covered as well as changes in the depth of coverage. Many new figures and tables are included. Summary statements are given at the ends of the more difficult sections within chapters, and a summary appears at the end of each chapter. Many nonagricultural examples are included to emphasize the importance of soil properties when soils are used in engineeri...

InTech. 2011. 332 p. Soil erosion affects a large part of the Earth surface, and accelerated soil erosion is recognized as one of the main soil threats, compromising soil productive and protective functions. The land management in areas affected by soil erosion is a relevant issue for landscape and ecosystems preservation. In this book we collected a series of papers on erosion, not focusing on agronomic implications, but on a variety of other r...

CRC Press, 2010. 224 р. ISBN:978-1-4398-0073-7 From its humble beginning in the late 19th century when Henry Ford’s first car was designed to run on ethanol biofuel production has been on the rise with more than 26 billion liters produced in the U.S. in 2007. Ethanol made from biomass (rather than grains) holds great promise, including numerous economic and environmental benefits. However, the adverse interactions of energy, climate, food, and s...

The text remains based on courses given on the Silsoe campus of Cranfield University and, again, contains material from research and advisory work carried out by myself, my colleagues and students. As before, the contributions of the last two groups are much appreciated. The text is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying soil erosion and conservation as part of their courses in geography, environmental science, agriculture,...

This new book by Marc Pansu and Jacques Gautheyrou provides a synopsis of the analytical procedures for the physicochemical analysis of soils. It is written to conform to analytical standards and quality control. It focuses on mineralogical, organic and inorganic analyses, but also describes physical methods when these are a precondition for analysis.

4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2004, ISBN: 0130968072, 656 pages. Written from an agronomic rather than an engineering perspective, this introduction to soil and water conservation explores a full range of topics and environmental issues, including some ignored or overlooked in other books on the subject. Comprehensive, up-to-date, and accessible, it considers the hazards posed by erosion, sedimentation, and pollution, and describes the techniques...

The book introduces concepts and processes in a logical way so that students and laymen who do not have much background in this area are can read the book without too much diffi culty. The book has also summarized the contemporary research fi ndings with extensive references.