Soil Science Books

New and Published Books

1. Plant Roots

   The Hidden Half, Fourth Edition

   Edited by Amram Eshel, Tom Beeckman

   The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true with the advancements brought on by the sequencing of whole genomes of model organisms and the development of "...

   Published April 16th 2013 by CRC Press
2. Pedodiversity

   Edited by Juan José Ibáñez, James G. Bockheim

   Soil diversity (pedodiversity) is part of our natural and cultural heritage. The preservation of the pedosphere is essential for the protection of the biosphere and the Earth’s systems, the regulation of climate, and for world food security. In this book, reputed international experts discuss the...

   Published April 7th 2013 by CRC Press
3. Agricultural Automation

   Fundamentals and Practices

   Edited by Qin Zhang, Francis J. Pierce

   Agricultural automation is the core technology for computer-aided agricultural production management and implementation. An integration of equipment, infotronics, and precision farming technologies, it creates viable solutions for challenges facing the food, fiber, feed, and fuel needs of the human...

   Published March 21st 2013 by CRC Press
4. Sustainable Soil Management

   Edited by Deirdre Rooney

   Changing land-use practices and the role of soil biological diversity has been a major focus of soil science research over the past couple of decades—a trend that is likely to continue. The information presented in this book points to a holistic approach to soil management. The first part looks at...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Apple Academic Press
5. Precision Farming

   Soil Fertility and Productivity Aspects

   By K. R. Krishna

   Precision farming involves soil fertility and crop growth monitoring, electronic equipment, remote sensing, global information and positioning systems, computer models, decision support systems, variable-rate technology, and accurate recordkeeping. This book on precision techniques provides...

   Published February 18th 2013 by Apple Academic Press
6. Drought, Risk Management, and Policy

   Decision-Making Under Uncertainty

   Edited by Linda Courtenay Botterill, Geoff Cockfield

   Series: Drought and Water Crises

   Australia and the United States face very similar challenges in dealing with drought. Both countries cover a range of biophysical conditions, both are federations that provide considerable responsibility to state governments for water and land management, and both face the challenges in balancing...

   Published January 27th 2013 by CRC Press
7. Soils and Human Health

   Edited by Eric C. Brevik, Lynn C. Burgess

   Despite the connections between soils and human health, there has not been a great amount of attention focused on this area when compared to many other fields of scientific and medical study. Soils and Human Health brings together authors from diverse fields with an interest in soils and human...

   Published December 11th 2012 by CRC Press
8. Organic Compounds in Soils, Sediments & Sludges

   Analysis and Determination

   By T Roy Crompton

   The increasing awareness of the effects of pollutants in the eco-system and on the development of suitable methods of analysis has stimulated a lot of research recently. This volume comprehensively discusses the range of methods available for the analysis and determination of organic compounds in...

   Published November 28th 2012 by CRC Press
9. Historical Agriculture and Soil Erosion in the Upper Mississippi Valley Hill Country

   By Stanley W. Trimble

   "This thought-provoking book demonstrates how processes of landscape transformation, usually illustrated only in simplified or idealized form, play out over time in real, complex landscapes. Trimble illustrates how a simple landscape disturbance, generated in this case by agriculture, can spread an...

   Published November 20th 2012 by CRC Press
10. Biosequestration and Ecological Diversity

    Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change and Environmental Degradation

    By Wayne A. White

    Series: Social Environmental Sustainability

    Increased throughput of carbon-based fossil energy, the destruction of Earth’s forests, and other land use changes have resulted in ever higher levels of waste in the form of greenhouse gases—as well as a diminished capacity of the planet to absorb and store those wastes. This means that to avoid...

    Published October 17th 2012 by CRC Press