Soil Physics
Agriculture and Environmental Applications

H. Don Scott (Author)

9780813820873, Wiley

Hardback, published 14 July 2000

432 pages
26.2 x 18.5 x 3.3 cm, 1.07 kg

This textbook is designed for use in university courses on the subject and as a reference book for practitioners and students. The work describes the physical properties of soils and how these properties affect agriculture and the environment. It is unique in its inclusion of pedology, taxonomy and pedotransfer functions.

Preface
Soil physics in perspective
Calculations of dimensions of physical quantities
Soil texture
Soil structure
Fate and transport of mass and energy
Soil temperature
Soil aeration
Soil water principles
Soil water flow
Soil water flow processes in the field
Solute transport
Soil-plant-water relations
Appendices - Review of geostatistics and the variability of soil properties
Review of mathematics
Review of physics
Index.

Subject Areas: Agriculture & farming [TV]