TY - BOOK
T1 - Inorganic constituents in soil
T2 - Basics and visuals
AU - Nanzyo, Masami
AU - Kanno, Hitoshi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - This open access book is a must-read for students of and beginners in soil science. In a well-organized and easy-to-follow manner, it provides basic outlines of soil minerals, new methods and recent developments in the field, with a special focus on visual aids. The chapters on primary minerals, secondary minerals, non-crystalline inorganic constituents and inorganic constituents sensitive to varying redox conditions will help readers understand the basic components of soils. Further, readers are introduced to new analytical methods with the aid of microscopy and recent developments in the field. Uniquely, the book features case studies on the identification and isolation methods for vivianite crystals from paddy field soils, as well as a identical procedure for identifying noncrystalline constituents such as volcanic glasses and plant opals, which can also be applied to other soils depending on the local conditions. Given its focus and coverage, the book will be useful to all readers who are interested in agronomy, plant production science, agricultural chemistry and environmental science. In addition, it can help biogeochemists further expand their research work on the rhizosphere of wetland plant roots, iron and phosphate dynamics, etc.
AB - This open access book is a must-read for students of and beginners in soil science. In a well-organized and easy-to-follow manner, it provides basic outlines of soil minerals, new methods and recent developments in the field, with a special focus on visual aids. The chapters on primary minerals, secondary minerals, non-crystalline inorganic constituents and inorganic constituents sensitive to varying redox conditions will help readers understand the basic components of soils. Further, readers are introduced to new analytical methods with the aid of microscopy and recent developments in the field. Uniquely, the book features case studies on the identification and isolation methods for vivianite crystals from paddy field soils, as well as a identical procedure for identifying noncrystalline constituents such as volcanic glasses and plant opals, which can also be applied to other soils depending on the local conditions. Given its focus and coverage, the book will be useful to all readers who are interested in agronomy, plant production science, agricultural chemistry and environmental science. In addition, it can help biogeochemists further expand their research work on the rhizosphere of wetland plant roots, iron and phosphate dynamics, etc.
KW - Clay redox
KW - Energy dispersive X-ray analysis
KW - Open access
KW - Polarizing optical microscope
KW - Scanning electron microscopy
KW - Soil mineral
KW - Tsunami-affected soils
KW - Vivianite crystals
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U2 - 10.1007/978-981-13-1214-4
DO - 10.1007/978-981-13-1214-4
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:85082631602
SN - 9789811312137
BT - Inorganic constituents in soil
PB - Springer Singapore
ER -