Soil Science Laboratory Manual
Soil Science Laboratory Manual

Author: Delmar DeLee Dingus

Publisher: Pearson

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13:

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This lab manual provides a hands-on introduction to basic principles of soil science -- with a focus on the natural properties and processes that govern soil. Contemporary and practical in perspective, it emphasizes factor analysis throughout and makes extensive use of the World Wide Web for gathering the most up-to-date data. Laboratories cover: Minerals, Rocks and Weathering; Soil Texture, Structure and Water Relations; Routine Soil Particle size Analysis; Bulk Density, Particle Density and Porosity of Soil; Field Study of Local Soils; Soil Organic Matter, Humus and Microbial Activity; Soil Testing and Fertilizers; Soil Survey Reports; Soils and the Environment; and Salt Affected Soils. Keys laboratories to discussions of associated topics in Soils in Our Environment, 8/E by Miller and Gardiner (Prentice Hall, 1997). For anyone wanting a hands-on introduction to the basic principles of soil science.

Soils Laboratory Manual K-State Edition, Version 2
Soils Laboratory Manual K-State Edition, Version 2

Author: Colby J. Moorberg

Publisher:

Published: 2022-02-14

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781944548414

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The Soils Laboratory Manual, K-State Edition is designed for students in undergraduate, introductory soil science courses. The lab manual highlights the multidisciplinary aspects of soil science with laboratories focused on soil formation, classification, and mapping; soil physics, soil biology; soil chemistry; and soil fertility and management. The lab manual includes 16 different chapters, each one starting with an introduction and pre-lab assignment, followed by in-lab activities, and complimented by a post-lab assignment. In-lab activities involve field trips, experiments, observation stations, or problem sets. Post-lab assignments include online quizzes, problem sets, or laboratory summary reports. The Soils Laboratory Manual, K-State Edition is used in introductory soil science course at Kansas State University, and is based on the Soils Laboratory Manual, NC State Edition used at North Carolina State University. The Soils Laboratory Manual, K-State Edition was originally published by New Prairie Press in 2017, and was included as a supplement to 'An Open-Source Laboratory Manual for Introductory Undergraduate Soil Science Courses' in Natural Sciences Education, Vol. 46:170013, https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/nse/articles/46/1/170013. Supporting materials, assignments, and instructor versions of the lab manual are available at open.soilscience.info. The lab manual is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Digital copies of the Soils Laboratory Manual, K-State Edition Version 2.0 are available for download from New Prairie Press at no cost.

Laboratory Manual for Introductory Soils
Laboratory Manual for Introductory Soils

Author: Ray R. Weil

Publisher:

Published: 2021-07-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781792479441

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Designed to encourage the quantitative investigation of soil properties, as well as to give a 'feel' for what soils are and how they behave. The manual provides opportunities to see, touch and manipulate soil to better understand pedological, biological, chemical, and physical aspects of one of nature's most complex ecosystems.

Introductory Soil Science
Introductory Soil Science

Author: Robert G. Palmer

Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 120

ISBN-13: 9780195094367

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Designed to supplement regulars text in any introductory soils course, this handbook has been revised and updated to include new material addressing specific environmental concerns related to crop production.