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- Gives a unique insight into the Pedology and Edaphology of Indian tropical soils
- Showcases latest methodological developments in soil science research
- Offers a method to build a soil information system to aid in food production in tropical regions
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book discusses how research efforts have established an organic link between pedology and edaphology of five pedogenetically important soil orders as Alfisols, Mollisols, Ultisols, Vertisols and Inceptisols of tropical Indian environments.
The book highlights how this new knowledge was gained when research efforts were complemented by high resolution mineralogical, micro morphological and age-control tools. This advancement in basic and fundamental knowledge on Indian tropical soils makes it possible to develop several index soil properties as simple methods to study their pedology and edaphology.
More than one-third of the world’s soils are tropical soils. Thus the recent advances in developing simple and ingenuous methods to study pedology and edaphology of Indian tropical soils may also be adopted by both graduate students and young soil researchers to aid in the development of a national soil information system to enhance crop productivity and maintain soil health in the 21st century.
Authors and Affiliations
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ICAR-NBSS&LUP, Nagpur, India
D. K. Pal
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Simple Methods to Study Pedology and Edaphology of Indian Tropical Soils
Authors: D. K. Pal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89599-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89598-7Published: 04 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-07812-6Published: 08 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-89599-4Published: 23 May 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 96
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: Soil Science & Conservation, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts, Earth System Sciences, Mineral Resources