[Terrapreta] book recommendations for soil science?

[jim mason]

what book(s) would the collected here recommend to the newly
interested in soil science?  i came to this from the energy side, not
the soils side, and now realize the biology of soils to be equally or
more important.  i'm at the point i need a good textbook or compendium
to help with a proper foundation here.  not a popular treatment.
rather a book highly valued in the field and often used to give
students a base.

this rec just came across the list.  is this mostly reference data and
little description?  or a good mix of both?  can those in the know
recommend this or other sources?  i would be most apreciated.

thank you.

jim


Handbook of Soil Science By Malcolm E. Sumner
"The Handbook of Soil Science provides a resource rich in data that
gives professional soil scientists, agronomists, engineers,
ecologists, biologists, naturalists, and their students a handy
reference about the discipline of soil science. This handbook serves
professionals seeking specific, factual reference information. Each
subsection includes a description of concepts and theories;
definitions; approaches; methodologies and procedures; tabular data;
figures; and extensive references."





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