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The Encyclopedia of Soil Science provides a comprehensive, alphabetical treatment of basic soil science in a single volume. It constitutes a wide ranging and authorative collection of about 160 academic articles covering the salient aspects of soil physics, chemistry, biology, fertility, technology, genesis, morphology, classification and geomorphology. Graduate students, scientists and professionals, from a wide variety of disciplines and others who deal with the nature, processes and use of soil will have access to essential information and be directed to pertinent specialized literature.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EARTH SCIENCES SERIES
ENCYCLOPEDIA of SOIL SCIENCE edited by WARD CHESWORTH University of Guelph Canada
ENCYCLOPEDIA of SOIL SCIENCE
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ISBN: 978-1-4020-3994-2 Springer Dordrecht, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York This publication is available also as: Electronic publication under ISBN 978-1-4020-3995-9 and Print and electronic bundle under ISBN 978-1-4020-5127-2
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Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOIL SCIENCE Volume Editor Ward Chesworth is Professor Emeritus of Geochemistry at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. He co-edited Weat