TY - BOOK AU - Brady,Nyle C. AU - Weil,Ray R. TI - The nature and properties of soils SN - 9781292020792 AV - S591 .B792 2010 U1 - 631.4 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Harlow, England PB - Pearson KW - Soil science KW - Soils N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The soils around us -- Formation of soils from parent materials -- Soil classification -- Soil architecture and physical properties -- Soil water: characteristics and behavior -- Soil and the hydrologic cycle -- Soil aeration and temperature -- The colloidal fraction: seat of soil chemical and physical activity -- Soil acidity, alkalinity, aridity, and salinity -- Organisms and ecology of the soil -- Soil organic matter -- Nutrient cycles and soil fertility -- Practical nutrient management -- Soil erosion and its control -- Soils and chemical pollution ER -