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Soil Science: Agricultural and Environmental Prospectives

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Editors:
  1. Khalid Rehman Hakeem

    1. University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

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  2. Javaid Akhtar

    1. Institute of Soil and Environmental Science, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

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  3. Muhammad Sabir

    1. Institute of Soil and Environmental Science, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

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  • Up-to-date account of the latest issues and solutions regarding soil science in relation to agriculture and environment
  • Details management strategies to overcome soil pollution
  • Provides information about agricultural and environmental sustainability
  • More than 40 illustrations (mostly coloured)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. An Appraisal of Conservation Tillage on the Soil Physical Properties

    • Sartaj A. Wani, Tahir Ali, M. Nayeem Sofi, M. Ramzan, Khalid Rehman Hakeem
    Pages 1-22

  3. Degraded Soils: Origin, Types and Management

    • Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman, Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Farooq Qayyum, Saifullah, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali et al.
    Pages 23-65

  4. Nitrogen Management in Rice-Wheat Cropping System in Salt-Affected Soils

    • Behzad Murtaza, Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Sabir, Muhammad Amjad, Muhammad Imran
    Pages 67-89

  5. Management of Acid Sulfate Soils for Sustainable Rice Cultivation in Malaysia

    • Qurban Ali Panhwar, Umme Aminun Naher, Jusop Shamshuddin, Othman Radziah, Khalid Rehman Hakeem
    Pages 91-104

  6. Petroleum Hydrocarbons-Contaminated Soils: Remediation Approaches

    • Hafiz Naeem Asghar, Hafiz Muhammad Rafique, Zahir Ahmad Zahir, Muhammad Yahya Khan, Muhammad Javed Akhtar, Muhammad Naveed et al.
    Pages 105-129

  7. Environmental Impacts of Nitrogen Use in Agriculture, Nitrate Leaching and Mitigation Strategies

    • Sadia Bibi, Saifullah, Asif Naeem, Saad Dahlawi
    Pages 131-157

  8. Potassium for Sustainable Agriculture

    • Abdul Wakeel, Mehreen Gul, Christian Zörb
    Pages 159-182

  9. Weathering and Approaches to Evaluation of Weathering Indices for Soil Profile Studies – An Overview

    • Sartaj A. Wani, G. R. Najar, J. A. Wani, Mohmad Ramzan, Khalid Rehman Hakeem
    Pages 183-198

  10. Pesticides Pollution in Agricultural Soils of Pakistan

    • Muhammad Shahid, Ashfaq Ahmad, Sana Khalid, Hafiz Faiq Siddique, Muhammad Farhan Saeed, Muhammad Rizwan Ashraf et al.
    Pages 199-229

  11. Iron Biofortification of Cereals Grown Under Calcareous Soils: Problems and Solutions

    • Pia Muhammad Adnan Ramzani, Muhammad Khalid, Muhammad Naveed, Ayesha Irum, Waqas-ud-Din Khan, Salma Kausar
    Pages 231-258

  12. Boron Toxicity in Salt-Affected Soils and Effects on Plants

    • Tayyaba Naz, Javaid Akhtar, Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal, Muhammad Anwar ul Haq, Muhammad Saqib
    Pages 259-286

  13. Silicon: A Beneficial Nutrient Under Salt Stress, Its Uptake Mechanism and Mode of Action

    • Waqas-ud-Din Khan, Tariq Aziz, Muhammad Aamer Maqsood, M. Sabir, Hamaad Raza Ahmad, Pia Muhammad Adnan Ramzani et al.
    Pages 287-301

  14. Soil Microflora – An Extensive Research

    • Sameen Ruqia Imadi, Mustafeez Mujtaba Babar, Humna Hasan, Alvina Gul
    Pages 303-316

  15. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Boon for Plant Nutrition and Soil Health

    • Mehraj ud din Khanday, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Shamsul Haq, Moonisa Aslam Dervash, Asma Absar Bhatti, Mehru Nissa et al.
    Pages 317-332

  16. Azotobacter chroococcum – A Potential Biofertilizer in Agriculture: An Overview

    • Sartaj A. Wani, Subhash Chand, Muneeb A. Wani, M. Ramzan, Khalid Rehman Hakeem
    Pages 333-348

  17. Sources and Composition of Waste Water: Threats to Plants and Soil Health

    • Hamaad Raza Ahmad, Tariq Aziz, Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Sabir, Hinnan Khalid
    Pages 349-370

  18. Soil Amendments for Heavy Metal Immobilization Using Different Crops

    • Mahar Amanullah, Amjad Ali, Wang Ping, Wang Quan, Shen Feng, Altaf Hussain Lahori et al.
    Pages 371-399

  19. Climate Change: Impacts on Carbon Sequestration, Biodiversity and Agriculture

    • Zulfiqar Ahmad, Shermeen Tahir
    Pages 401-428

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 429-430
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Keywords

About this book

Soil is the most important natural non-renewable resource developed over a longer period of time due to weathering of rocks and subsequently enrichment of organic matter. Soil provides habitat for numerous microorganisms and serves as a natural medium for plant growth, thereby providing the plants with anchorage, nutrients and water to sustain the growth. Soil also serves as a universal sink for all types of pollutants, purifies ground water and is a major reserve of carbon in the universe. The role of soils to provide ecosystem services, maintenance of environmental/human health and ensuring the food security makes it as the most important and basic natural resource. Soil Science helps us to elaborate and understand how the soils provide all these services. Soil Science also provides us the basic knowledge dealing with the origin of the soil parent material, weathering of parent material and the formation of soils, morphological, physico-chemical and biological features of soils, classification of soils and role of soils in the provision and maintenance of ecosystem services, food security and environmental quality. This book encompasses the various processes, functions and behaviour of soils very comprehensively to acquaint the students of soil, plant and environmental sciences about their role to perform different agricultural and environmental functions.

Editors and Affiliations

  • University Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

    Khalid Rehman Hakeem

  • Institute of Soil and Environmental Science, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Javaid Akhtar, Muhammad Sabir

About the editors

Dr. Khalid Rehman Hakeem (PhD) is working as a Fellow Researcher at the Faculty of Forestry, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia and also a Visiting Professor at Fatih University, Istanbul, Turkey. He has obtained his MSc. (Environmental Botany) as well as PhD (Botany) from Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India in 2006 and 2011 respectively. He has conducted his Post-Doctorate research in the fields of Forest Dynamics and Plant Biotechnological studies from University Putra Malaysia from 2012-2013. Dr. Hakeem has more than 9 years of teaching and research experience in Plant Eco-Physiology, Biotechnology & Molecular Biology, Plant-Microbe-Soil interactions as well as in Environmental Sciences. A recipient of several fellowships at both national and international levels, Dr. Hakeem has so far edited and authored more than 16 books with international publishers, as well as more than 70 research publications in peer reviewed international journals, including 30 book chapters with international publishers. He is also an editorial board member and reviewer of several high impact international journals. Dr. Hakeem is currently engaged in studying the plant processes at ecophysiological as well as proteomic levels.

Dr. Javaid Akhtar (PhD) is working as a Professor of Soil Science, Director of Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad and Officer In-charge, Saline Agriculture Research Center, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. He has obtained his MSc. (Hons) in Soil Science as well as PhD (Soil Science) from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan in 1986 and 1995, respectively. Dr. Akhtar has more than 25 years of teaching and research experience in Soil Science and Saline Agriculture. Prof. Akhtar has also to his credit more than 100 research publications in peer reviewed international journals, including 5 book chapters with international publishers and has edited 2 books with international publishers. He has supervised 12 Ph.D. and 70 M.Sc. (Hons) students. He is also regular recipient of research productivity award from Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of Pakistan for his highly valuable research contributions. He has been awarded the Endeavour Executive Award for 2010 by Govt of Australia, XIIIth STARS Award 2002 by South Asia Publications.

Dr. Muhammad Sabir (PhD) is working as a Assistant Professor at the Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. He has obtained his M.Sc. (Hons.) and Ph.D. in Soil Science from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan in 2002 and 2009, respectively. He worked as Post-Doctorate Research Fellow at Institute of Tropical Agriculture, University Putra Malaysia and University of Western Australia, Perth during the years 2012 and 2013, respectively. Dr. Sabir has more than 12 years of teaching and research experience inSoil and Environmental Chemistry, Remediation of Degraded Soil and Water Resources. Dr. Sabir has co-authored two books and has edited one book published by national and international publishers. He has also to his credit more than 30 research publications in peer reviewed international journals, including 10 book chapters with international publishers. 


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Soil Science: Agricultural and Environmental Prospectives

  • Editors: Khalid Rehman Hakeem, Javaid Akhtar, Muhammad Sabir

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34451-5

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34449-2Published: 10 August 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-81713-2Published: 12 June 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-34451-5Published: 01 August 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 430

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations, 25 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Agriculture, Soil Science & Conservation, Environmental Chemistry, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology

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