Text Book Of Soil Physics

This textbook gives a comprehensive account of soil physics with emphasis on field applications for students and research workers engaged in water resources studies, soil sciences, and plant sciences.

The book gives an account of how water influences

• The structure and strength of soil.
• How plants absorb water from soil.
• How water from rain and irrigation enters the soil and flows through it to contribute to stream flow and flow in artificial drains
• How soluble salts and chemical pollutants are transported.
• How soils are eroded by water and wind.
• How the evaporation rate from the land surface is influenced by soil water supply, the nature of the plant cover and the evaporative power of the atmosphere.
• This book will be useful to students and research workers in environmental sciences, hydrology, agriculture, soil science, and civil engineering.