Principles and practice of soil science, 4th edition by Robert White PDF free download

Topics: soil properties, soil management, tropical environment, temperature, solar radiation, rainfall, tropical climates, vegetation, physiography, Anthropocene, biodiversity, climate change, demographics, Green Revolutions, Tropical Agroecosystems, land use, land-use change, Pedology, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Laterite Paradigm, tropical soils, tropical soil research, Soil Taxonomy, soil classification systems, soil physical properties, soil temperature, soil structure, soil compaction, soil water, soil erosion, conservation, conservation agriculture, water, rainfed agriculture, irrigated agriculture, irrigation, mineralogy, clay minerals, mineralogy families, Anion Exchange Capacity, soil acidity capacity, Acid Soil Infertility, Liming, overliming, subsoil acidity, secondary acidity, soil biology, soil biodiversity, comminution, decomposition, nutrient elements transformation, soil structure regulation, organic carbon, carbon pools, carbon fractions, animal manures, composts, biochars, organic farming, soil fertility, nutrient cycling, nutrient uptake, determining fertilizer needs, nitrogen cycle, nitrogen pools, atmospheric deposition, biological nitrogen fixation, mineral fertilizers, organic nitrogen mineralization, soil nitrogen fertilizer reactions, Phosphorus Cycle, Phosphorus, Total Soil Phosphorus, inorganic Phosphorus, Phosphorus sorption, Phosphorus release, plant Phosphorus requirements, Phosphorus fertilization, sulfur cycle, sulfur sorption, Sulphur fertilization, Forest–Soil Nutrient Cycles, land clearing, Mechanized Land Clearing, Crop Yield Declines, Field Abandonment, Secondary Forest Fallows, puddling, flooding, rice cultivation systems, Nutrient Management, Yield Stagnation, Nitrogen Sequestration, Livestock-Based Tropical Systems, tropical pastures, Tropical Livestock Management Systems, pastoralism, Smallholder Mixed Crop–Livestock Systems, Extensive Pasture-Based Beef Production, Pasture Degradation, Crop–Pasture Integration, Tropical Tree-Based Systems, Plantation Forestry, Plantation Forestry Species, Agroforestry, Agroforestry Tree Species, Agroforestry Systems, Simultaneous Agroforestry, Sequential Agroforestry, tree crops

Topics: Soil Fertility, Fertilizers, global population growth, food consumption, food production, agricultural land use, crop yields, nutrient use, Crop Yield Limiting Factors, buffering capacity, mineral solubility, soil acidity, soil alkalinity, Soil pH Buffering, Reducing Soil Acidity Effects, Calcareous Soils, Saline Soils, Sodic Soils, Saline-Sodic Soils, nitrogen, Biological Fixation, Phosphorus, Phosphorus cycle, soil Phosphorus forms, Phosphorus sources, Potassium cycle, soil Potassium forms, Potassium sources, Sulfur, Calcium, Magnesium, Micronutrients, iron, zinc, coper, Manganese, Boron, chloride, Molybdenum, Nickel, Beneficial Elements, soil fertility evaluation, plant nutrient-deficiency symptoms, plant analysis, greenhouse tests, soil testing, nutrient management, soil characteristics, nutrient placement, Nutrient Interactions, nutrient Economics, Agricultural Productivity, Environmental Quality

Topics: Soil, rock weathering, soil formation, soil profile, soil classification, soil taxonomy, entisols, inceptisols, andisols, gelisols, histosols, Soil Architecture, soil color, soil texture, soil textural classes, mineral soils structure, tillage, soil density, soil water, soil water energy, soil water content, soil water potential, infiltration, percolation, water vapor movement, hydrologic cycle, soil-plant-atmosphere continuum, enhancing soil drainage, septic tank drain fields, soil aeration, redox potential, wetlands, soil temperature control, soil colloids, layer silicate clay structure, cation exchange capacity, soil acidity, soil ecology, soil organism, earthworms, ants, termites, soil algae, soil fungi, soil prokaryotes, soil organic, soil organic matter management, climate change, soil phosphorus, sulfur oxidation, sulfur retention, soil fertility maintenance, phosphorus cycle, ammonia volatilization, ammonia fixation, sulfur cycle, calcium, magnesium, silicon, trace elements, Practical Nutrient Management, chemical pollution, Geographic Soils Information

Topics: Soil Chemistry, analytical chemistry, geochemistry, Particle Accelerators, Synchrotrons, Stanford Linear Accelerator, Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator, Fermi National Laboratory Accelerator, Brookhaven Realistic Heavy Ion Collider, quarks, leptons, Atomic Numbers, Avogadro’s Number, atomic orbitals, Acid–Base Titrations, Precipitation, Complex Reactions, Chemical Units, Molarity, Molality, Radioactivity, isotopes, mole fractions, Soil Composition, Electrochemical Potentials, carbon dating, Electrochemical Cells, Nernst Equation, Electron Activity, chemical potential, membrane potential, Soil Gas, Oxygen Revolution, soil aeration, soil aerification, Soil Air Quality, Hydrotropism, Hypoxia, soil water chemistry, Oxygen Demand of Water, Total Soil Water Potential, Matric Potential, Pressure Potential, Osmotic Potential, Gravitational Potential, Plant–Soil–Water Energy Relation, water dissociation, Colloidal Chemistry, Colloidal System, soil humus, Carbohydrates, Amino Acids, Peptides, Proteins, Nucleic Acids, lipids, Lignins, humic matter, Electron Microscopy, Clay Minerals, Surface Potential, Electric Double Layer, Helmholtz Double-Layer Theory, Gouy–Chapman Double-Layer Theory, Adsorption Isotherms, soil adsorption, water adsorption, Cation Exchange, Cation Exchange Reactions, Cation Exchange Capacity, Langmuir–Vageler Equation, Mono-Divalent Cation Exchange Reaction, Mono-Monovalent Cation Exchange Reaction, Anion Exchange, Phosphate Retention, Phosphate fixation, Phosphate Potential, Soil Reaction, Acid–Base Chemistry, Weathering, Coordination Theory, Complex Formation, chelation, Metal–Organic Complex Reactions, Clay–Organic Compound Complexes

Topics: Soil Conservation, Water Conservation, erosion, Soil Erosion and Civilization, Geologic Erosion, Sedimentation, Landscape Development, rock types, Sedimentary Landforms, Mass Movement Deposits, Glacial Landscapes, Water Erosion, erosion damage, Vegetation, Soil Properties, Soil Erodibility, pollution, Water-Erosion Control, Wind Erosion, wind erosion process, Windbreaks, Shelterbelts, Wind-Erosion Control, Predicting Soil Loss, Tolerable Soil Loss, Universal Soil Loss Equation, Computer-Based Soil Loss Prediction Models, Wind-Erosion Prediction Equation, Wind Erosion Prediction System, Soil Map Unit Interpretations, soil survey, Land Use Planning, managing land, cropping systems, Managing Monocultures, crop rotations, Multiple Cropping, Evaluating Cropping Systems, strip cropping, tillage, Conservation Tillage, deep tillage, Contour Cultivation, Emergency Wind-Erosion Control, Gully-Control Structures, road ditches, culverts, Earthen Dams, Streambank Protection, flood control, Wind Erosion-Control Structures, Pastureland Management, Rangeland Management, Forestland Management, water cycle, drought, Soil Drainage, wetlands, Irrigation, Irrigation Methods, Land Reclamation, Conservation Irrigation, soil pollution, pollutants, industrial wastes, agricultural wastes, aerosols, polluted soil, Hazardous Sites, Soil Remediation, Water Quality, water Pollution, Water acidification, Farm Service Agency

Topics: Soil Management, Soil Erosion, water erosion, Soil Erodibility, water erosion effects, wind erosion, organic soils, soil organic carbon Sequestration, Regosol, problem soils, polluted soils, sandy soil, shallow soil, skeletal soil, Polluted Soil reclamation, Polluted Soils management, Polluted Soils bioremediation, soil nutrient dynamics, wetland soils, sheet erosion, rill erosion, gully erosion, stream banl erosion

Topics: Soil Tests analysis Laboratory Guide, Plant Analysis Laboratory Guide, soil analysis, soil testing, Sample Aliquot Determination, Soil pH, Soil Storage, Soil Buffer pH, Adams–Evans Buffer, Mehlich Buffer, Titratable Acidity, Exchangeable Acidity, Liming Materials, Extractable Phosphorus, Olsen’s Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate–DTPA, Plasma Emission Spectrometry, UV-VIS Spectrophotometry, Cation Determination, Micronutrients, Trace Heavy Metals, Extractable Nitrate–Nitrogen, Extractable Sulfate–Sulfur, Monocalcium Phosphate, Humic Matter Content Determinations, Wet Digestion, Soluble Salt Determination, Soil Texture, plant analysis, Sample Preparation, Petioles, Decontamination, Tissue Testing, Nitrate–Nitrogen Test, Nitrate–Nitrogen Stalk Test, Instrumental Analysis, Emission Spectrophotometry, Flame Emission Spectrophotometry, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry, Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectrometry

Topics: Forages, Grassland Agriculture, grass morphology, legume structure, legume morphology, carbon metabolism, Mineral Nutrient Acquisition, Metabolism, forage ecology, Climate, Climate-Change, Forage Adaptation, Plant Interactions, Plant-Herbivore Interactions, forage species, forbs, forage systems, forage production, forage management, Fertilization, Nutrient Management, Irrigation, Water Management, weed management, insect management, forage improvement, forage breeding, seed production, forage quality, Digestibility, plant chemistry, Predicting Forage Quality, Post-Harvest Physiology, forage harvesting, forage utilization, hay storage, silage production, biomass, pasture management, pasture design, grazing management, Grazing Animal Nutrition, Grazing Animal Behavior, Forage-Induced Animal Disorders, Grazing Systems, grazing strategies

Topics: Stone Formation, Chemical free ion activities, Nucleation, Basic Single Stone Former, calcium stones, Calcium oxalate monohydrate, Calcium phosphate brushite, Calcium Stones Hypercalciuria, Calcium Stones Pathophysiology, Calcium Stones Idiopathic Hypercalciuria, Hypercalciuria Dent’s Disease, Calcium Stones Renal leak, Calcium Stones Hypercalciuria, Calcium Stones Hyperparathyroidism, Calcium Stones Hypocitraturia, Calcium Stones Renal Tubular Acidosis, Calcium Stones Hyperoxaluria, Calcium Stones Dietary Hyperoxaluria, Calcium Stones Endogenous hyperoxaluria, Calcium Stones Enteric Hyperoxaluria, Calcium Stones Hyperuricosuria, Uric Acid Stones, Uric Acid, Struvite Stones, Cystine Stones, Nephrolithiasis Treatment

Topics: Soil Science, silicate chemistry, soil form rocks, minerals, soil composition, soil porosity, soil texture, soil density, soil water relationships, Evapo-Transpiration, tillage, soil properties, Soil Micro-Organisms, Shifting Cultivation, Fallow System

Topics: Water Quality Management, Pollution Control, water bodies physical composition, water chemistry, Nutrient Cycles, water biological characteristics, sampling methods, Water Quality Standards, water pollution control, Water Quality Monitoring, Nitrification, Denitrification, Anaerobic ammonium oxidation, Nitrogen mineralisation, Carbon Cycle, Phosphorus Cycle, Iron Cycle, Silica Cycle, Marine Dead Zones, bacteria, protozoa, Manual Sampling, grab sampling, Integrated sampling, Automatic Sampling, Mechanical Samplers, Physical Habitat Assessments, Turbidity, salinity, Total oxidised nitrogen, Total organic nitrogen, Total Kjeldahl nitrogen

Topics: Soil Chemistry, water chemistry, pollution science, soil composition, nitrogen, phosphorus, boron, iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Ion Exchange Phenomenon, Cation Exchange Capacity, Anion Exchange Capacity, Flocculation, Buffering Capacity, Soil Salinity, Alkalinity, Sodicity, Soil Reaction, Soil Organisms, Fungi, Actinomycetes, bacteria, Algae, Nematodes, Earthworms, Termites, soil organic matter

Topics: Soil Fertility, Soil Productivity, Essential Soil Nutrient Elements, Soil Acidity, soil Basicity, Liming, Liming Materials, Soil Alkalinity, salinity, sodicity, soil fertility evaluation, Soil Fertility maintenance, Soil Fertility Management Practices, crop productivity, irrigation, soil tillage, soil organic matter, crop rotation, Continuous Cropping, animal manure, green manure, cover cropping

Topics: Soil microbiology, Soil Biochemistry, Nitrogen Cycle, Rhizosphere Microbes, Phosphorus Cycle, Biological Nitrogen Fixation, Mycorrhiza, organic matter, animal wastes, sewage materials, Petroleum Hydrocarbons, Detergents in Soils, Pesticides in Soils, bacteria, Archaea

Topics: Natural Environment, Animal Production, earth science, environment, geological activity, oceans, rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, climate change, atmosphere, atmospheric layers, global warming, climate, weather, life ecosystems, biomes, biogeochemical cycles, wilderness, Environmental degradation, population growth, agriculture, water management, greenhouse gas emission, Gas effect, emissions, pollution, air pollution, water pollution, land pollution, erosion, coastal erosion, glaciers, floods, freezing, thawing, wind erosion, gravitational erosion, exfoliation, soil structure, soil composition, vegetation cover, topography, agricultural practices, deforestation, urbanization, airborne dust pollution, desertification, Stratospheric Ozone, ozone hole, Antarctica Ozone Theory

Topics: food, vitamins, food poisoning, food contamination, food adulteration, Food Processing, Preservation Operations, African foods, roots, tubers, cereals, legumes, fruits, vegetables, milk, meat, fish, food chemistry, food microbiology, bacteria, fungi, food packaging, food processing, food preservation, food composition, Vitamins, Fat Soluble Vitamins, Water – Soluble Vitamins, retinol, Thiamine, pantothenic Acid, Pyridoxine, folic acid, Ascorbic Acid, vitamin c, Biotin, Choline, Inositol, mineral elements, trace metals, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, Iodine, Iron, Zinc, fluorine, Food Poisoning, Food Poisoning organism

Topics: Soil Genesis, soil Classification, soil composition, soil morphology, soil-forming factors, soil materials, weathering, soil-forming processes, soil classification systems, soil taxonomy, alfisols, andisols, aridisols, entisols, galisols, histosols, organic soils, Inceptisols, Embryonic Soils, Mollisols, Oxisols, Low Activity Soils, Spodosols, Ultisols, Low Base Status Soils, Vertisols, Shrinking Dark Clay Soils, Swelling Dark Clay Soils

Topics: Land reclamation, soil degradation, soil pollution, water erosion, wind erosion, acidification, soil salinization, soil solidification, waste, climate change, deforestation, desertification, Land Reclamation Technologies, Soil compaction, splash erosion, sheet erosion, Gully Erosion, Landslides

Topics: Plant Growth, plant Development, seed germination, Juvenility, Senescence, plant translocation, plant respiration, plant water stress, Plant Growth Stages-Induction, Sigmoid Growth Curve, Photosynthesis, Plant Growth, Growth Regulators, Auxins, Gibberellins, Cytokinins, Plant Growth Measurements, plant Growth Analysis, crop Growth Rate, Seed Dormancy, Sexual Reproduction-Seed Development, Vegetative Propagation, Flower Bud Initiation, Flower Bud Differentiation, plant death, Relative Growth Rate

Topics: Irrigation, Drainage, Soil-water-plant-atmosphere relationship, Irrigation requirement, Consumptive water use, evapotranspiration, Irrigation scheduling, Irrigation resources, irrigation equipment maintenance, Irrigation systems, Irrigation techniques, soil reaction, soil erosion, soil drainage, Soil salinity, soil alkalinity, soil acidity