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AGRON 305 - Soils
The LibGuide features resources for Agronomy 305 - Soils.
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Welcome to the AGRON 305 Course Guide! This guide provides many resources for your soils class. If this guide does not have the information you are looking for, don't hesitate to Ask A Librarian for help any time during the Libraries' service hours.
Recommended Textbooks
The Nature and Properties of Soils (15th Edition) by ISBN: 9781292162232This text introduces the exciting world of soils and effectively explains the fundamentals of soil science. Worked calculations, vignettes, and current real-world applications prepare readers to understand concepts and solve problems.
Know Soil Know Life by ISBN: 0891189548Publication Date: 2012-12-26Soil is the foundation our natural living world depends on, the substance of life, the critical zone of the earth. Learn about the diversity of soils and their importance in our environment.
Soil Science Simplified by ISBN: 9781478629078Publication Date: 2016-04-01Provides a practical introduction to the subject with a solid grounding in classification, genesis, and morphology of soils.
Reference Materials
Glossaries
- Glossary of Soil Science TermsThis glossary was created by an ad hoc committee of the Soil Science Society of America to provide a single glossary of terms for the various disciplines of soil science.
- Glossary of Soil Survey Terms (PDF)This glossary from the Natural Resource Conservation Service is derived from the Web Soil Survey.
Other
- Soil, Agriculture, and Agricultural BiotechnologyAn overview of the topic from The Nature Education Knowledge Project.
- SoilScience.infoSoil-related education, jobs, news, and photographs from NCSU.
- flickr Image Library for SoilScience.infoContains galleries of soil and soil-related images.
