Soil Physics: Agriculture and Environmental Applications

by H. Don Scott

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813820873
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	09/11/2000
Edition description:	1 ED
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 10.30(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

H. Dan Scott is a university professor of soil physics in the Department of Crops, Soil, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Dr. Scott’s research interests cover most aspects of soil-water crop relationships. His studies include geographical information systems in agriculture and natural resources, the effects of tillage and crop management practices on the spatial and temporal variability of soil physical properties, and the modeling of pesticide movement to surface and ground waters.

Table of Contents

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.

Editorial Reviews

Emphasizing how soil's physical properties impact agriculture, natural resources, and the environment, this textbook for university students and reference for practitioners puts soil physics in inter- disciplinary and historical perspective prior to covering calculations of physical quantities, soil variables, the flow and transport of mass and energy, and soil/plant/water relations. Includes examples, sample problems, and reviews of relevant geostatistics, mathematics, and physics. The research interests of Scott (soil physics, U. of Arkansas, Fayetteville) include applications of geographical information systems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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