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Soil Physical Measurement and Interpretation for Land Evaluation
CSIRO Publishing 2002; US$ 89.95Provides a standard set of methods that are suited to land resource survey. more...
The Australian Soil Classification
CSIRO Publishing 2002; US$ 49.95Provides a framework for organising knowledge about Australian soils. more...
A Handbook of Soil Terminology, Correlation and Classification
Taylor and Francis 2009; US$ 160.00Soil classification and terminology are fundamental issues for the clear understanding and communication of the subject. However, while there are many national soil classification systems, these do not directly correlate with each other. This leads to confusion and great difficulty in undertaking comparative scientific research that draws on more than... more...
Soil and Culture
Springer 2010; US$ 159.99This book explores the perception of soil in ancient, traditional, and modern societies. It looks at the visual arts, prose & poetry, religion, philosophy, anthropology, archaeology, wine production, health & diet, and disease & warfare. more...
Handbook of Bioenergy Crops
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 250.00Biomass currently accounts for about fifteen per cent of global primary energy consumption and is playing an increasingly important role in the face of climate change, energy and food security concerns. Handbook of Bioenergy Crops is a unique reference and guide, with extensive coverage of more than eighty of the main bioenergy crop species.... more...
Nitrous Oxide and Climate Change
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 85.00Nitrous oxide, N2O, is the third most important (in global warming terms) of the greenhouse gases, after carbon dioxide and methane. As this book describes, although it only comprises 320 parts per billion of the earth's atmosphere, it has a so-called Global Warming Potential nearly 300 times greater than that of carbon dioxide. N2O emissions are difficult... more...
Interfacial Chemistry of Rocks and Soils
CRC Press 2009; US$ 159.95Knowledge of the basic interactions that take place between geological materials and different substances is the first step in understanding the effects of adsorption and other interfacial processes on the quality of rocks and soils. This book covers the thermodynamic aspects of the soil-liquid-interface system. more...
Rebels for the Soil
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 89.95This book investigates the emergence of organic food and farming as a social movement. Using the tools of political sociology it analyses and explains how both people and ideas have shaped a movement that from its inception aimed to change global agriculture. Starting from the British Empire in the 1930s, where the first trans-national roots of organic... more...
Dynamics and Diversity
Taylor and Francis 2001; US$ 50.95Soils are critical to agriculture and, in turn, to food supply and livelihoods. Sustainable management of soils is crucial for a large proportion of the population of Africa. Contrary to many claims, soil fertility is improved and managed successfully by small-scale farmers there. Careful studies from widely different areas reveal how closely bound... more...
Australian Soil Fertility Manual
CSIRO Publishing 2006; US$ 59.95A practical manual explaining the basics of soil-plant relationships and the principles of fertilizer use. more...









