Soil Classification Books
Author: Aliyu Musa
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: SLM501
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
Soil Fertility and Fertilizers, 8th edition
Author: John Havlin, Samuel Tisdale, Werner Nelson, James Beaton
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: SLM501
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
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
Author: Odunze Chidowe
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: SLM506
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
Author: Aliyu Musa
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: SLM516
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
Craig's Soil Mechanics, 7th edition
Author: RF Craig
School: Bayero University, Kano
Department: Engineering
Course Code: CIV3304
Topics: Soil mechanics, Soils basic characteristics, Soils nature, Particle size analysis, fine soils plasticity, Soil description, Phase relationships, Soil compaction, Seepage, Soil water, Permeability, Seepage theory, Flow nets, Anisotropic soil conditions, Non-homogenous soil conditions, Transfer condition, Grouting, Frost heave, Effective stress, effective stress principle, Partially saturated soils, Shear strength, Shear failure, Shear strength tests, Sands shear strength, Saturated clays Shear strength, Pore pressure coefficients, Stresses, displacements, Elasticity, Plasticity, Stresses from elastic theory, Displacement from elastic theory, Lateral earth pressure, Rankine's theory of earth pressure, Coulomb's theory of earth pressure, Gravity walls, Embedded walls, Braced excavations, Diaphragm walls, Reinforced soil, Slopes stability, Plane translational slip analysis, long-term stability, Embankment dams, Ground investigation, Borehole logs, Geophysical methods, Ground contamination
Soil Microbiology, Ecology and Biochemistry, 4th Edition
Author: Eldor Paul
School: Edo University
Department: Science and Technology
Course Code: MCB313
Topics: Soil Microbiology, soil habitat, soil solution chemistry, bacteria, archaea, Phylogeny, Biodegradation Capacity, soil fungi, Fungal Communities, Soil Fauna, Microfauna, Mesofauna, Macrofauna, Macroarthropods, protozoa, rotifera, nematoda, Microarthropods, Enchytraeids, DNA Reassociation Kinetics, soil biota, Microbial Metabolism, Plant-Soil Biota Interactions, carbo cycling, Rhizosphere, Geological Carbon Cycle, biological Carbon Cycle, Light Microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Atomic Force Microscopy, X-Ray Spectro-Microscopy, X-Ray Computed Microtomography, Reaction Kinetics
Laboratory Guide for Conducting Soil Tests and Plant Analysis
Author: Benton Jones
School: National Open University of Nigeria
Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Course Code: AGR503
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
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
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