Readers love the cookbook approach and scope of this basic methods text. Soil topics covered include testing principles, nutrient availability, sample handling, interpretation, and the whole range of soil constituents. Plant topics include principles, sampling and tissue handling, and examples from numerous crops and systems. The book concludes with chapters on instrumentation and data processing.Also available: Minerals in Soil Environments, 2nd Edition - ISBN 0891187871 Chemical Processes in Soils - ISBN 0891188436The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America are prominent international scientific societies headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. The Societies specialize in peer-reviewed, high-quality science titles for a wide variety of audiences. Some of the many areas we publish in include:-Soils Methods and Management -Crop Development and Improvement -Agrosystem Management and the Global Food Crisis -Environmental Conservation and Climatology