Contents: 1. SOIL - BACKGROUND INFORMATION 2. SOIL FORMATION 3. SOIL SURVEYS AND CLASSIFICATION 4. SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 5. SOIL WATER 6. SOIL REACTION 7. SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 8. SOIL BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES 9. SOIL ORGANIC MATTER 10. SOIL FERTILITY AND PLANT NUTRIENTS 11. PROBLEMATIC SOILS 12. QUALITY IRRIGATION WATER 13. SOIL QUALITY AND HEALTH 14. SOIL, WATER AND FERTILIZERS TESTING LABORATORY: AN OVERVIEW MODEL PAPERS