chapter Part I: Agronomic Crops -- chapter 1 Production of Major Grain, Food, Oil, Fiber, and Sugar Crops -- chapter 2 Grain Crops -- chapter 3 Nut, Bean, and Oil Crops -- chapter 4 Cotton ( spp.) Fiber -- chapter 5 Sugar Beet ( L. spp.) -- chapter Part II: Soil Classifications and Physical Characteristics -- chapter 6 Major Soil Classification Systems -- chapter Part III: Soils and Their Properties -- chapter 7 Physical, Chemical, and Biological Properties of Soils -- chapter Part IV: Soil Analysis and Treatment -- chapter 8 Soil pH, Liming, and Liming Materials -- chapter 9 Fertilizers -- chapter 10 Plant Mineral Nutrition -- chapter Part V: Diagnostic Procedures for Soil and Plant Analysis -- chapter 11 Soil Analysis -- chapter 12 Plant Analysis -- chapter Part VI: Reference Materials and Appendices -- chapter 11 Weights, Measures, and Conversion Factors -- chapter Appendix A: Soil/Plant Definitions -- chapter Appendix B: Botanical Definitions -- chapter Appendix C: Nutrient Element Requirements for Several Agronomic Crops (based on crop removal and/or growth response) -- chapter Appendix D: Troublesome Weeds -- chapter Appendix E: Legumes: Nutrient Element Deficiency Symptoms -- chapter Appendix F; Characteristics of Essential Nutrient Elements -- chapter Book List.