文档介绍：FUNDAMENTALS OF
SOIL SCIENCE
FUNDAMENTALS OF
SOIL SCIENCE
EIGHTH EDITION
HENRY D. FOTH
Michigan State University
JOHN WILEY
SONS
New York Chichester Brisbane Toronto Singapore
Cover Photo
Soil profile developed from glacio-fluvial sand in a balsam fir-black spruce
forest in the Laurentian Highlands of Quebec, Canada. The soil is classified as
a Spodosol (Orthod) in the United States and as a Humo-Ferric Podzol in
Canada.
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Library of Congress Cataloging In Publication Data:
Foth, H. D.
Fundamentals of soil science / Henry D. Foth.-8th ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-471-52279-1
1. Soil science. I. Title.
1990
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90-33890
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Printed in the United States of America
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PREFACE
The eighth edition is a major revision in which and water flow is discussed as a function of the
there has been careful revision of the topics hydraulic gradient and conductivity. Darcy's Law
covered as well as changes in the depth of cover- is used in Chapter 6, "Soil Water Management,"
age. Many new figures and tables are included. in regard to water movement in infiltration, drain-
Summary statements are given at the ends of the age, and irrigation. Chapter 6 also covers dis-
more difficult sections within chapters, and a posal of sewage effluent in soils and prescription
summary appears at the end of each chapter. athletic turf (PAT)