Soil Science Books

New and Published Books

1. Handbook of Tropical Residual Soils Engineering

   Edited by Bujang B.K. Huat, David G. Toll, Arun Prasad

   Residual soils are found in many parts of the world. Like other soils, they are used extensively in construction, either to build upon, or as construction material. They are formed when the rate of rock weathering is more rapid than transportation of the weathered particles by e.g., water, gravity...

   Published May 23rd 2012 by CRC Press
2. Mechanics of Residual Soils, Second Edition

   Edited by Geoffrey E. Blight, Eng Choon Leong

   Residual soils are found in many parts of the world and are used extensively as construction materials for roads, embankments and dams, and to support the foundations of buildings, bridges and load-bearing pavements. The characteristics and engineering properties of residual soils can differ...

   Published May 2nd 2012 by Taylor & Francis
3. Environmental Soil Properties and Behaviour

   By Raymond N. Yong, Masashi Nakano, Roland Pusch

   From bridges and tunnels to nuclear waste repositories, structures require that soils maintain their design engineering properties if the structures are to reach their projected life spans. The same is true for earth dams, levees, buffers, barriers for landfills, and other structures that use soils...

   Published March 4th 2012 by CRC Press
4. Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility Manual, Second Edition

   By J. Benton Jones, Jr.

   As soil and crop management procedures have become more complex, County Agricultural Agents, farm advisors, consultants, and fertilizer and chemical dealers have had to specialize in some aspect of soil fertility and crop nutrition management procedures, limiting their ability to provide a range of...

   Published February 12th 2012 by CRC Press
5. Handbook of Soil Sciences

   Resource Management and Environmental Impacts, Second Edition

   Edited by Pan Ming Huang, Yuncong Li, Malcolm E. Sumner

   Series: Handbook of Soil Science

   An evolving, living organic/inorganic covering, soil is in dynamic equilibrium with the atmosphere above, the biosphere within, and the geology below. It acts as an anchor for roots, a purveyor of water and nutrients, a residence for a vast community of microorganisms and animals, a sanitizer of...

   Published November 16th 2011 by CRC Press
6. Handbook of Soil Sciences

   Properties and Processes, Second Edition

   Edited by Pan Ming Huang, Yuncong Li, Malcolm E. Sumner

   Series: Handbook of Soil Science

   An evolving, living organic/inorganic covering, soil is in dynamic equilibrium with the atmosphere above, the biosphere within, and the geology below. It acts as an anchor for roots, a purveyor of water and nutrients, a residence for a vast community of microorganisms and animals, a sanitizer of...

   Published November 16th 2011 by CRC Press
7. Handbook of Soil Sciences, Second Edition (Two Volume Set)

   Edited by Pan Ming Huang, Yuncong Li, Malcolm E. Sumner

   An evolving, living organic/inorganic covering, soil is in dynamic equilibrium with the atmosphere above, the biosphere within, and the geology below. It acts as an anchor for roots, a purveyor of water and nutrients, a residence for a vast community of microorganisms and animals, a sanitizer of...

   Published November 16th 2011 by CRC Press
8. Integrated Watershed Management in Rainfed Agriculture

   By Suhas P. Wani, Johan Rockstrom, Kanwar Lal Sahrawat

   This book provides a comprehensive presentation of the realization of improved rainfed agriculture yield in semi-arid and dry land areas. The incentive of watershed programs is to increase the return on investment with over 20% for 65% of the projects that are currently underperforming. Besides...

   Published September 15th 2011 by CRC Press
9. Manual of Soil Laboratory Testing, Third Edition

   Volume Two: Permeability, Shear Strength and Compressibility Tests

   Edited by K.H. Head, Roger Epps

   This volume provides a comprehensive working manual for the laboratory testing of soils for civil engineers. It is an essential practical handbook for all who are engaged in laboratory testing of soils as well as being of great value to professional engineers, consultants, academics and students in...

   Published September 15th 2011 by Whittles Publishing
10. World Soil Resources and Food Security

    Edited by Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart

    Series: Advances in Soil Science

    Soil—The Basis of All Terrestrial Life Ancient civilizations and cultures—Mayan, Aztec, Mesopotamian, Indus, and Yangtze—were built on good soils, surviving only as long as soils had the capacity to support them. In the twenty-first century, productive soil is still the engine of economic...

    Published September 12th 2011 by CRC Press