Fundamentals Of Soil Science

Book contains 18 chapters on soil. Chapters like Introduction, Soil as a Natural Body, Pedological and Edaphological Concepts, Soil Genesis: Rocks, Minerals and Soils, Soil Profile and Components, Physical and Chemical Properties, Texture, Structure, Density and Porosity of Soil, Soil Taxonomy and Classification, Water Retention and Movement, Soil and Water Relationships, Air, Gaseous Exchange, Plant Growth, Temperature and Heat Flow in Soil, Soil Reaction, Soil Colloids, Soil Organic Matter, Stability of Organic Matter in Anthropic Soils, Soil Organism, Soil Pollution, Study of Soil Sampling, Soil Sampling and Analysis for Managing Crop Nutrients, Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) of Soil, the Estimation and Importance of Soil Organic Matter. This results in shorter explanation and description of individual topics. But on a whole the book is very useful for agricultural graduates and readers related to soil science field. Fundamentals of soil science is recommended for aspirants opting agriculture or botany as optional subjects.