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Soil Erosion And Civilization Books

Soil Microbiology

Author: Chioma Bertha Ehis-Eriakha

School: Edo University

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: MCB313

Topics: Soil Microbiology, Soil Environment, soil component, Microbial flora, fauna, Microflora, Soil Bacteria, soil fungi, soil algae, nitrogen cycle, nitrogen fixation, Nitrification, Denitrification, Mineral Formation, Mineral Biodeterioration

Introductions to Soil Mineralogy

Author: Nafiu Abdu

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM301

Topics: Soil Mineralogy, soil fertility, soil chemistry, pedology, Soil composition; soil air, soil water, kaolinite, Illite, Smectite, Mixed layer Clays Silica minerals, Iron, aluminum oxides, hydroxide, oxyhydroxides, Differential thermal analysis, X-Ray diffraction analysis, Infrared spectroscopy

Soil Classification

Author: Hari Eswaran, Robert Ahrens, Thomas Rice

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM301

Topics: Soil Classification, soil research, Brazilian Soil Classification System, New Zealand Soil Classification, soil taxonomy, soil survey

Introduction to Soil Chemistry, Fertility and Microbiology

Author: Jamiu Oladipupo Azeez

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM305

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

Soil-site classification

Author: SN Obasi

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM407

Topics: Soil-site classification, soil sampling, soil master horizon designations, diagnostic subsurface horizons, Identifying horizon boundaries, soil colour, mottling, soil texture, soil structure, Consistence, roots

Principles of Irrigation and Drainage

Author: Alfred Augustine

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: CRP306

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

Soil Fertility and water management

Author: Aliyu

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM401

Topics: Soil Fertility, water management, Mineral fertilizer, Phosphate fertilizers, Organic manures, Farmyard manures, compost, sewage, soil sampling, Soil water conservation techniques, erosion control methods

Natural Environment & Animal Production

Author: Isaac Butswat

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: ANP314

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

An Introduction to Soil Mechanics

Author: Arnold Verruijt

School: University of Ilorin

Department: Engineering

Course Code: CVE422, CVE322, ABE384

Topics: grain size, particles, water, air, stress in soil, stress in a layer, Darcy's law, permeability, groundwater flow, flotation, flow net, well, stress strain relations, tangent modulus, one-dimensional compression, analytical solution, numerical solution, consolidation coefficient, creep, sheer strength, triaxial test, shear test, pore pressure, stress path, elastic stresses, deformation, boussinesq, newmark, flamant, layered soil, lateral soil, rankine, coulomb, earth pressure, sheet pile wall, limit analysis, strip footing, prandtl, bearing capacity, infinite slope, slope stability, soil exploration, model test, pile foundations

Introduction to soil microclimatology

Author: AM Yamusa

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM307

Topics: soil microclimatology, weather elements, climate, atmospheric dynamics, solar radiation, heat transfer, Atmospheric Moisture, soil moisture, soil properties, soil conservation, Climatic Variables measurement, Evaporation, Evapotranspiration

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