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Soil science : an introduction / G.W. Leeper and N.C. Uren
Bib ID 1263533
Format BookBook
Author
Leeper, G. W. (Geoffrey Winthrop), 1903-
 
Edition 5th ed. 
Description Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 1993 
xi, 300 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 23 cm. 
ISBN 0522844642  0522844642 (pbk.) 
Summary

Many people need a better understanding of the formation, classification, properties and fertility of soils - specifically Australian soils. Soil science, once restricted to schools of agricultural science and horticulture, now reaches out to secondary and tertiary students of ecology, geography and environmental science, to people concerned with natural resource management, to farmers - even to the home gardener. This comprehensive, interesting and readable book is not just another textbook. It is an institution. First published in 1948, Professor Leeper's book became, in the course of four editions, the bible in its field. Inevitably it dated - but nothing of comparable quality replaced it. Dr Nick Uren has updated the bible. His revision includes substantive work on the theoretical underpinnings of major soil properties, conversion to standardized units, new and revised illustrations and tables. Most importantly, the book now better encompasses the whole of Australia.

Full contents
  • 1. Soil in the Field: the 'Soil Type'
  • 2. Soil Profiles and their Classification
  • 3. Soil Formation
  • 4. Introduction to Physical Properties
  • 5. Colloids of the Soil
  • 6. The Soil as a Reservoir of Water
  • 7. Excessive Water: Aeration and Drainage
  • 8. Mechanical Composition
  • 9. Soil Temperature
  • 10. General Chemical Considerations
 
Notes

Previous ed. published under title: Introduction to soil science /­ G.W. Leeper. Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 1964.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects Soil science - Australia.  |  Soils - Australia.
Other authors/contributors Uren, Nicholas C  |  Leeper, G. W. (Geoffrey Winthrop), 1903-1986. Introduction to soil science

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