This four‎-volume set‎,‎ edited by leading experts in soil science‎,‎ brings together in one collection a series of papers that have been fundamental to the development of soil science as a defined discipline‎.‎ Some of the papers were first published many years ago‎,‎ but they remain classics in their fields and retain their relevance to the understanding of current issues‎.‎ The papers have been selected with the assistance of an eminent international editorial board‎.‎ The set includes a general introduction and each volume is introduced by a new overview essay‎,‎ placing the selected papers in context‎.‎ The range of subject matter is considerable‎,‎ including traditional subjects such as soil genesis‎,‎ physics and mineralogy‎,‎ applied disciplines such as soils and hydrology‎,‎ land degradation and plant nutrition‎,‎ as well as more contemporary topics such as soil pollution‎,‎ land use and environmental change

Overall‎,‎ the set provides students and teachers‎,‎ confronted with thousands of journal articles‎,‎ book chapters and grey literature stretching back over nearly a century‎,‎ with a ready‎-made selection of and commentary on the most important key writings in soil science‎.‎ It will be an essential reference for libraries concerned with earth sciences‎,‎ environmental studies‎,‎ agriculture and forestry

• Binding‎:‎ Hardcover
• Language of Text‎:‎ English
• Number of Pages‎:‎ 1800 Pages
• Publication Year‎:‎ 2009
• ISBN‎:‎ 9781844076468