Offering a vast array of recent peer-reviewed articles, this two-volume second edition highlights research and practices and includes additional sections on ISTIC-World Soil Information, root growth and agricultural management, nitrate leaching management, podzols, paramos soils, water repellant soils, rare earth elements, and more. With hundreds of entries covering tillage, irrigation, erosion control, ground water, and soil degradation, the book offers quick access to all branches of soil science, from minerology and physics, to soil management, restoration, and global warming. It is also available in an online version.