H.-P. Blume, G.W. Brümmer, H. Fleige, R. Horn, E. Kandeler, I. Kögel-Knabner, R.

Kretzschmar, K. Stahr, B.-M. Wilke

Scheffer/Schachtschabel Soil Science

▶ Based on the standard textbook on Soil Science for over 30 years in

Europe now available in English and improved and adjusted for the
North American and International Market.
▶ Contents enriched by more than 250 (100 color) illustrations and
dozens of tables and useful charts
▶ Constitutes and unparalleled breadth of authoritative and class-
tested material to serve as a primary textbook, supplementary reader
and source of enrichment topics

The soils are fundamental to our existence, delivering water and  nutrients to plants, that
feed us. But they are in many ways in danger and their conservation is therefore a most
important focus for science, governments and society as a whole.
1st ed. 2016, XVIII, 618 p. 255 illus., 218  
illus. in color.
A team of world recognised researchers have prepared this first English edition based on
the 16th European edition.
 
Printed book • The precusors and the processes of soil development
Hardcover  
ISBN 978-3-642-30941-0 • The physical, biological and chemical properties of soils
▶ 109,99 € | £99.99  
▶ *117,69 € (D) | 120,99 € (A) | CHF 130.00 • Nutrients and  Polluntants
 
• The various soil classifications with the main focus on the World Reference Base for Soil
Resources (WRB)
 
• The most important soils and soil landscapes  of the world
 
• Soil Evaluation Techniques
 
• Basic Principles of Soil Conservation
 
Whoever works with soils needs this book.
 

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