684 Pages
by
CRC Press
648 Pages
by
CRC Press
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This timely compendium provides easy access to previously scattered information describing the arid soils and the processes and procedures for their utilization in desert environments around the globe. Compiling information on the soils and biota of arid regions, this useful volume explains how to apply this knowledge in practical situations.
Discussing all pertinent scientific aspects of arid... Read more
Foreword, Preface, Contributors, Part I: SOILS AND BIOTA OF ARID LANDS, Part II: RECLAMATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF FERTILITY
Biography
Dr. J. Skujins is Professor Emeritus of Soil Biochemistry at Utah State University, Logan. The author of over 50 journal articles and editor of three books, as well as Editor-in-Chief of the Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation journal, he is President of International Symposia on Environmental Biogeochemistry, Inc. and a member of the American Chemical Society, American Society of Microbiology, Soil Science Society of America, and International Soil Science Society, among others. A native of Latvia, Dr. Skujins received the B.A. degree (1957) in biochemistry and Ph.D. degree (1963) in agricultural chemistry, both from the University of California, Berkeley.
