Soil Science Introduction

Soil Biology Primer

This PDF covers the following topics related to Soil Biology : The Soil Food Web, the Food Web & Soil Health, Bacteria, Soil Fungi, Soil Protozoa, Nematodes, Arthropods, Earthworms.

Author(s): Elaine R. Ingham

34 Pages

Soil Science Introduction

This note covers the following topics: Soil Physical Properties, Soil-water potential- concepts and measurement, Saturated water flow, Water flow in unsaturated soils, Field soil water regime, Solute movement, Gas flow, Heat transfer, Spatial and temporal variability of soil physical properties.

Author(s): UC Davis

NA Pages

Soil Fertility

Soil Fertility book presents nine chapters written by renowned soil fertility experts from Africa, Asia and South America. The book is divided into two sections. Section 1, Biological Processes and Integration of Inorganic and Organic Fertilizers for Soil Fertility Improvement, examines biological processes that can enhance the soil fertility. The second section, Improving Fertilizer Recommendation and Efficiency, looks at the state-of-the-art in leaf sampling and analysis.

Author(s): Roland Nuhu Issaka

NA Pages

Advanced Soil Mechanics

This class presents the application of principles of soil mechanics. It considers the following topics: the origin and nature of soils; soil classification; the effective stress principle; hydraulic conductivity; stress-strain-strength behavior of cohesionless and cohesive soils and application to lateral earth stresses; bearing capacity and slope stability; consolidation theory and settlement analysis; and laboratory and field methods for evaluation of soil properties in design practice.

Author(s): Prof. Charles Ladd and Dr. Lucy C. Jen

NA Pages