Soil Science Simplified

Neal S. Eash is a Professor of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, USA. Thomas J. Sauer is a Research Soil Scientist in the Soil, Water, and Air Research Unit at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Ames, IA, USA. Deb O???Dell is a Doctoral Candidate in the Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science Department at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, USA. Evah Odoi is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, USA.

Preface vii

1 Introduction to Soil 1

2 Soil Formation 7

3 Soil Physical Properties 23

4 Soil Biological Properties 35

5 Soil Chemical Properties 57

6 Soil Water 77

7 Soil Temperature 95

8 Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition 107

9 Soil Management 145

10 Soil Conservation and the Environment 159

11 Conservation Agriculture 175

12 Soil Classification and Surveys 187

13 Soil and Its Uses 223

Glossary 243

Index 255