Already renowned as a user-friendly beginners’ guide to soil science, Soil Science Simplified, 6th Edition is an updated version of the beloved textbook that includes even more thorough applications of soil science to interdisciplinary fields. It includes the most recent research concerning uses of soil in municipal, engineering, and other areas, conversion agriculture covering no-till, hoe-till, and the methodology of cover crops, crop rotations, N contribution, and worldwide trends in conversion agriculture. The experienced authors have fully revised and updated the fundamental chapters on physical, chemical, and biological properties to create an ideal introductory text.

Neal S. Eash is a Professor of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, USA.

Thomas J. Sauer is a Research Soil Scientist in the Soil, Water, and Air Research Unit at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Ames, IA, USA.

Deb O???Dell is a Doctoral Candidate in the Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science Department at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, USA.

Evah Odoi is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN, USA.