Reclamative Soil Science

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CONTENTS Introduction Part One - Soil Formation. Composition and Properties of Soil Weathering Factors and Conditions of Soil Formation Composition of Soil Soil Colloids and Absorbing Power of Soil Soil Morphology Chemical and Physical Properties of Soil Water Properties of Soil Movement of Water Soil Water Regime and Water Balance of Soils Thermal and Air Regimes of Soil Classification of Soils and Types of Soil Formation Part Two - Elements of Soil Geography Soils of the Earth and their Utilisation Soils of the Tundra and Forest Zones Soils of Forest-Steppes and Chernozemic Steppes Soils of Dry Steppes, Semideserts and Deserts Soils of Humid Subtropics, Tropics and Mountain Regions Flood Plain Soils Bog Soils Salined Soils Part Three - Improvement of Soils Improvement and Taming of Soils Reclamation of Salined Soils Soil Erosion and How to Fight It