Soil sampling, preparation, and analysis
1996
Tan, Kim H. (Kim Howard)
Highlighting the amount and number of samples desired for accuracy in analysis, Soil Sampling, Preparation, and Analysis provides explicit examples of the qualitative and quantitative determination of soil minerals and organic constituents ... covers methods for testing the precision of soil analyses ... describes the principles and proper use of spectrophotometry, atomic absorption, and plasma emission spectroscopy ... furnishes x-ray diffractograms for the identification of numerous soil minerals ... examines characteristic DTA thermograms and infrared spectrograms of major clay minerals and organic substances ... addresses the need for soil analysis in crop production and environmental protection ... identifies the beneficial and toxic levels of macro- and micronutrient elements in soils ... and more. Soil Sampling, Preparation, and Analysis is an invaluable reference for soil scientists, chemists, and biochemists; agronomists; agricultural engineers; foresters; geochemists; ecologists; specialists in plant nutrition and soil mineralogy; and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.
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