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Soil Biology Books

Soil and Water Management

Author: BB Shani

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM308

Topics: Soil management, Water Management, Soil Conservation Techniques, Water Conservation Techniques, Soil Tillage System, soil erosion, Soil Erodility, soil Erosivity

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

Soil microbiology and Biochemistry

Author: AI Gabasaw

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM505

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

Soil Erosion and Conservation

Author: JO Omeke

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine

Course Code: SLM306

Topics: Soil Erosion, soil Conservation, farm, farming systems, husbandry, land use, Soil productivity relation, soil modelling, Agronomic Soil Conservation Measures

General Biology I material

Author: BIO UNIZIK

School: Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: BIO101

Topics: Biology, cellular biology, molecular biology, population biology, branches of biology, botany, cell, ecology, genetics, scientific methods, cell structure, prokaryotic cells, Eukaryotic cells, Eukaryotic plant cells, cell functions, movement, photosynthesis, protein synthesis, cell division, dark reaction, autotroph, heterotroph, parasitism, saprophytism, homeostasis, hereditary, evolution, living things, transport, response, coordination, reflex action, enzymes, hormones, nutrition, digestion, excretion, urine formation, filtration, reabsorption, Tubular secretion, metabolism, respiration, respiratory system, cell chemistry, carbohydrate, parasitism, parasite

Soil microbiology

Author: Anibijuwon Ibikunle Ibitayo

School: University of Ilorin

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: MCB206

Topics: soil habitat, Microorganism, bacteria, nitrogen fixer, disease suppressor

Soil microbiology

Author: Nnanna Idoko

School: University of Ilorin

Department: Science and Technology

Course Code: MCB206

Topics: soil microorganism, carbon cycle, cellulose decomposition, hemicellulose decomposition, lignin decomposition, nitrogen cycle, nitrogen fixation, Nitrogen fixing bacteria, nitrification, denitrification

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

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

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