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Soil degradation is clearly one of the most pressing problems facing man kind. A continuation of soil degradation will eventually lead to a loss in crop productivity even though fertilizers and other inputs often result in increased yields in the short term. Soil degradation also leads to environ mental pollution. A decrease in soil quality invariably leads to a decrease in water quality, and often in air quality. While there is a clear consensus that soil degradation is a major problem, the literature on this subject leaves numerous baffling questions. If statis tics on land degradation are correct, there is a definite cause for concern, and present a mammoth challenge for agricultural scientists. There are those that say the scientific community has over dramatized this issue, and created a credibility problem. Consequently; Volume 11 of Advances in Soil Science was organized by Dr. Rattan Lal who is recognized as a lead ing authority on the subject. The objective of Volume 11 was to assess the types and processes of soil degradation and establish some of the major cause-effect relationships. Volume II documented the seriousness of soil degradation in many parts of the world. Therefore, it seemed immediately important to devote a volume to the principles and technologies for restor ing degraded soils to a productive status. While the land resources are limited, world population is rapidly increasing, particularly in developing countries. Dr.
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Need for Land Restoration
Pages 1-11
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Reclamation of Chemically Degraded Soils
Pages 13-35
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Soil Fertility Restoration and Management for Sustainable Agriculture in South Asia
Pages 37-77
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Reclamation of Acid Sulphate Soils
Pages 79-122
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Restoring Land Degraded by Gully Erosion in the Tropics
Pages 123-152
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Advances in Soil Science
- Book Subtitle
- Soil Restoration Volume 17
- Series Title
- Advances in Soil Science
- Series Volume
- 17
- Copyright
- 1992
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4612-2820-2
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4612-2820-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4612-7684-5
- Series ISSN
- 0176-9340
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 456
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