Philosophies of soil classifications : from is to does / S.W. Buol -- How good is our soil classification? / R. Dudal -- Soil classification : past and present / Robert J. Ahrens, Thomas J. Rice, Jr., ...

AMES, Iowa — The 2020 World Food Prize laureate, Rattan Lal, is a leading soil scientist. His upcoming lecture at Iowa State University will center on sustainable development goals and the effect of ...

This course focuses on the ecology and management of forest soils. Topics covered include: the forest floor, decomposition, roots, organisms, succession, site productivity, and soil classification.

This course provides the students with a fundamental knowledge of soil science. The main learning objectives are to: (1) characterize the basic physical, chemical and biological properties of soils; ...