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Soil Science Simplified

Fourth Edition

Helmut Kohnke and D. P. Franzmeier

A concise, inexpensive treatment! Soil Science Simplified, 4/E was written to acquaint students with the basic concepts and scientific principles of soils without the burden of an extensive study. This useful, well-priced handbook includes discussions of soil classification, soil morphology, and soil and the environment. In addition, a chapter on soil surveys helps readers understand soil resources and apply the information presented in soil surveys to managing the soil environment.
 

Outstanding features: 1) provides essential coverage of factors of soil formation; 2) outlines the most current principles of soil taxonomy; 3) provides an assortment of helpful tables, maps, and line drawings; 4) includes an expanded glossary.
 

$12.50 list, 162 pages

10-digit ISBN: 0-88133-813-3

13-digit ISBN: 978-0-88133-813-3

© 1995

“Although small in size, the book imparts in a big way the basic important concepts of soil science. Well written and illustrated, the reader gains insight into scientific information without becoming confused or lost in a mirage of complicated, detailed data. The price is right!”  — Donald F. Rodrigues, Ventura College

“The book takes complex subject areas and puts them into a form that students can easily grasp.”  — Tom DeLuca, University of Montana

“Covers the essentials without blinding students with science.’  — Jeffrey Welds, Haywood Technical College

“One does not have to wade through pages of fluff to get the basic information.”  — Maylon Peters, Mesa College

“This is a fine book. It is concise, easy to read, and certainly covers the subject.”  — Joe R. McBride, University of California, Berkeley

“This is one of the most practical, useful, and economically priced books available. The content is broad enough to cover most common topics of soil science, but there also is sufficient detail to be valuable.”  — Kent Kenney, Reedley College

Table of Contents

1. The Nature and Function of Soil

2. Physical Properties of Soils

3. Soil and Water

4. Chemical Properties of Soils

5. Plant Growth and Plant Nutrition

6. Organic Matter and Microbes of the Soil

7. Factors and Processes of Soil Formation

8. Soil Morphology

9. Soil Classification

10. Soil Surveys

11. Soil Erosion and Its Control

12. Soil and the Environment