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THE great advance in our knowledge of soil physics and chemistry during recent years has been accompanied by a flood of literature which renders it increasingly difficult for any worker to obtain a comprehensive view of the subject without the expenditure of undue time and labour. Prof. Comber is therefore the more to be congratulated, in that he has succeeded in presenting the salient features of the subject in such a way that not only students (for whom the book is primarily intended) but also advanced research workers will find much illumination and assistance therefrom. His exposition is masterly, a few words conveying the essentials of each point without burdening the reader with details, which can be found when necessary in the original papers, to which an adequate bibliography is provided. One striking feature is the simple explanation of common phenomena which are not often thought about, as, for example, why seeds fail to grow if planted too deeply.
An Introduction to the Scientific Study of the Soil.
By Prof. Norman M. Comber Pp. 192. (London: Edward Arnold and Co., 1927.) 7s. 6d. net.
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An Introduction to the Scientific Study of the Soil. Nature 121, 167 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/121167a0
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