E. J. Russell

Lessons on Soil

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1950, as the second edition of a 1911 original, this book provides the younger reader with an accessible guide to the properties of soil.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 154
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 279g
• ISBN-13: 9781107684782
• ISBN-10: 1107684781
• Artikelnr.: 40720374

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Preface to the new edition
Introduction
1. What is the soil made of?
2. More about the clay
3. What lime does to clay
4. Some experiments with the sand
5. The part that burns away
6. The plant food in the soil
7. The dwellers in the soil
8. The soil and the plant
9. Soil management: cultivation, manuring and liming
10. The soil and the countryside
11. How soil has been made
12. A survey of your district
Appendix 1. Plot experiments in school gardens
Appendix 2. Books and questions
Index.