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Vertisols and technologies for their management

Title
Vertisols and technologies for their management / edited by N. Ahmad, A. Mermut.
Publication
Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier, [1996], ©1996.
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Additional Authors
  • Ahmad, N. (Nazeer), 1932-
  • Mermut, A. R. (Ahmet R.)
Description
xv, 549 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm.
Series Statement
Developments in soil science ; 24
Uniform Title
Developments in soil science ; 24.
Subject
  • Vertisols
  • Soil management
  • Solo (manejo e conservacao)
  • Vertisols > Aménagement
  • Bodenbearbeitung
  • Vertisol
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
1. Occurrence and Distribution of Vertisols / N. Ahmad -- 2. Pedogenesis / A.R. Mermut, E. Padmanabham and E. Eswaran ... [et al.] -- 3. Classification of Vertisols / W.A. Blokhuis -- 4. Soil Morphology / A.R. Mermut, G.S. Dasog and G.N. Dowouna -- 5. Mineralogy and Chemistry of Vertisols / Clement E. Coulombe, J.B. Dixon and L.P. Wilding -- 6. Water Relations and Water Management of Vertisols / Miroslav Kutilek -- 7. The Structure and Grain Size Distribution of Vertisols / D. McGarry -- 8. Tillage and Cultural Practices / D.F. Yule and T.J. Willcocks -- 9. Soil Erosion and Soil Conservation for Vertisols / D.M. Freebairn, R.J. Loch and D.M. Silburn -- 10. Management of Vertisols in Rainfed Conditions / N. Ahmad -- 11. Management of Irrigated Vertisols / N. Ahmad -- 12. Management of Vertisols for Rice Production / N. Ahmad and W.A. Muirhead -- 13. Cold Vertisols and Their Management / A.R. Mermut, D.D. Patterson and P.A. McDaniel.
ISBN
  • 044488789X
  • 9780444887894
LCCN
97128936
OCLC
  • ocm36720707
  • 36720707
  • 36720707
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries