Simple Methods to Study Pedology and Edaphology of Indian Tropical Soils
Authors: Pal, D. K.
- 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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- About this book
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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.
- Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Methods to Study Pedology and Edaphology of Indian Tropical Soils: An Overview
Pages 1-5
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Evidence of Clay Illuviation in Soils of the Indo-Gangetic Alluvial Plains (IGP) and Red Ferruginous (RF) Soils
Pages 7-17
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Clay Illuviation and Pedoturbation in SAT Vertisols
Pages 19-25
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Cracking Depths in Indian Vertisols: Evidence of Holocene Climate Change
Pages 27-31
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Unique Depth Distribution of Clays in SAT Alfisols: Evidence of Landscape Modifications
Pages 33-38
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Simple Methods to Study Pedology and Edaphology of Indian Tropical Soils
- Authors
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- D. K. Pal
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-89599-4
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-89599-4
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-89598-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-07812-6
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XII, 96
- Number of Illustrations
- 15 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
- Topics
