Soil Fertility - 2nd Edition

CRC Press

This second edition provides information on the fertility, composition, properties, and management of soils. It has been significantly expanded to include more information on mineralogy and on soil charge properties, ion adsorption, exchange and fixation, and soil reaction. > Soils are one of the world's most important resources, and their protection, maintenance, and improvement is critical to the continuance of life on earth. Soil Fertility, Second Edition, offers thorough coverage of the fertility, composition, properties, and management of soils. This book carries on the tradition of excellence established by authors Henry Foth and Boyd Ellis, leading soil scientists whose previous books in this field have become multi-edition classics.The Second Edition of Soil Fertility has been significantly expanded to include more information on mineralogy, while keeping the thorough coverage of essential topics. The book presents soils as dynamic, constantly changing bodies, and relates y