Micromorphology Of Soils And Paleosols Of India

Author : Pankaj Srivastava,Dilip K. Pal
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2024-01-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789819965601

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Micromorphology of Soils and Paleosols of India by Pankaj Srivastava,Dilip K. Pal Pdf

This monograph covers uniqueness of micromorphology in resolving many important but enigmatic pedological issues such as clay illuviation, formation of pedogenic and non-pedogenic CaCO3, modification of plasmic fabric, contemporary and relict pedogenic processes, polygenesis of soils in Alfisols, Mollisols, Ultisols, Vertisols and Inceptisols of the tropical Indian environments. Chapters in this title also include identification of paleosols, diagenetic overprinting of the pedofeatures in lithified paleosols, and alluvial cyclicity of the fluvial successions. The techniques mentioned in this title are of tremendous value in pedological and geological research for precise and unambiguous definitions of soil taxa to build the national soil information and refine the stratigraphy of the terrestrial sediments. The information is for the benefit the students and researchers of pedology and geomorphology who often come across extreme difficulties in relating to examples applying the principles of soil formation from textbooks devoted almost exclusively to soils of the temperate climates. The format of this publication is arranged for a process-oriented text and figures on micromorphology of the tropical soils and paleosols as a reference for pedologists, earth scientists, M.Sc. and Ph.D. students, and also for land resource managers who are engaged in enhancing the productivity of such tropical soils in India and elsewhere.

Author : J. L. Sehgal,K. R. Venugopal,A. R. Kalbande
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Soil micromorphology
ISBN : 8185460116

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Micromorphology of Soils of India by J. L. Sehgal,K. R. Venugopal,A. R. Kalbande Pdf

Author : Bipin B. Mishra
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783030310820

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The Soils of India by Bipin B. Mishra Pdf

This book provides an overview of the diversified soil regimes in India. In addition to the historical advances in soil research and its limitations, it describes the monitoring of various soil conditions and soil uses to improve productivity. Discussing topics such as climate, geology and geomorphology, major soil types and their classification, soil mineralogy and clays, soil micromorphology, soil biogeochemistry, benchmark soils, land evaluation and land use planning, soil health and fertility and soil resilience, the book highlights the multiple uses of soils in industry, human health care, mitigation of challenges due to climate change and construction. It also presents measures for a brighter future of soil science in India, such as imposing organic farming principles toward sustainable agriculture in the context of the second green revolution besides alleviating the poverty and providing the employment opportunities among the farming communities in India.

Author : D.K. Pal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-12-08
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319494395

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A Treatise of Indian and Tropical Soils by D.K. Pal Pdf

This book discusses how to apply the basic principles of pedology to the tropical soils of the Indian subcontinent, with an emphasis on ways to enhance crop productivity. The book showcases the research contributions on pedology, geomorphology, mineralogy, micromorphology and climate change collected from the literature on three major soil types: shrink-swell soils, red ferruginous (RF) soils and the soils that occur in the tropical environments of the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP). It also provides insights into several aspects of five pedogenetically important soil orders like Alfisols, Mollisols, Ultisols, Vertisols and Inceptisols found in tropical Indian environments. Documenting the significance of minerals in soils and their overall influence in soil science in terms of pedology, paleopedology, polygenesis and edaphology, it provides a knowledge base that is critical when attempting to bridge the gap between food production and population growth.

Author : A.J. Ringrose-Voase,G.S. Humphreys
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 885 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1994-08-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080869904

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Soil Micromorphology: Studies in Management and Genesis by A.J. Ringrose-Voase,G.S. Humphreys Pdf

The papers in this volume cover micromorphological studies of a wide variety of topics, at various scales from ultramicro- to mesoscopic. Topics included are: soil management; soil structure; surface crusts; hardpans and cemented layers; soil biota; soil genesis; hydromorphic soils; paleosols; archeology; and general pedology. The range of papers reflects the growing use of soil micromorphology in understanding soil problems in land-use and the increasing use of quantitative techniques, together with more traditional applications in pedology. The book is well illustrated with micrographs and contains both author and keyword indices.

Author : Georges Stoops,Vera Marcelino,Florias Mees
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1000 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444635426

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Interpretation of Micromorphological Features of Soils and Regoliths by Georges Stoops,Vera Marcelino,Florias Mees Pdf

Interpretation of Micromorphological Features of Soils and Regoliths, Second Edition, provides researchers and students with a tool for interpreting features observed in soil thin sections and through submicroscopic studies. After an introduction and general overview, micromorphological aspects of regoliths (e.g., saprolites, transported materials) are highlighted, followed by a systematic and coherent discussion of the micromorphological expression of various pedogenic processes. The book is written by an international team of experts in the field, using a uniform set of concepts and terminology, making it a valuable interdisciplinary reference work. The following topics are treated: freeze-thaw features, redoximorphic features, calcareous and gypsiferous formations, textural features, spodic and oxic horizons, volcanic materials, organic matter, surface horizons, laterites, surface crusts, salt minerals, biogenic and pedogenic siliceous materials, other authigenic silicates, phosphates, sulphidic and sulphuric materials, and features related to faunal activity. The last chapters address anthropogenic features,archaeological materials and palaeosoils. Updates the first exhaustive publication on interpretation of micromorphological features, with some new chapters and with a larger number of additional references Covers related topics, making micromorphology more attractive and accessible for geomorphologists, archaeologists and quaternary geologists Includes thematic treatment of a range of soil micromorphology fields and broadens its applications Features input from a multi-disciplinary team, ensuring thorough coverage of topics related to soil science, archaeology and geomorphology

Author : L.A. Douglas
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 715 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1990-03-28
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080869874

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Soil Micromorphology by L.A. Douglas Pdf

The book includes selected papers from those presented at the International Working Meeting on Soil Micromorphology in San Antonio, Texas, July 1988. Each section of the book is introduced with an invited plenary paper followed by selected contributed manuscripts. The volume is intended to give the reader insight into the more recent research work involving soil micromorphology and an evaluation of the present day state of the science. New applications of micromorphology to both lunar pedology and archeology are presented. Recently developed methods for staining of microorganisms and thin section fluorescence microscopy are presented. The volume presents a summary of the research findings of the major practitioners of soil morphology and will give the reader insight as to the present state of the discipline. New methods and techniques will be made available to the reader. The book is intended for students, practicing micromorphologists, soil scientists, geologists, and geomorphologists.

Author : D.K. Pal
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030227111

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Ecosystem Services and Tropical Soils of India by D.K. Pal Pdf

This book highlights ecosystem services of Indian tropical soils driven by soil properties. Soils are complex and important biomaterials and have an outstanding role in providing ecosystem services to mankind. The tropical soils have been traditionally and generally considered as either agriculturally poor or virtually useless by many. This book will discuss the difficulties encountered in managing Indian tropical soils in order to sustain their productivity. Some unique soil properties are yet to be linked explicitly to soil ecosystem services and soil care needs to be a constant research endeavour in the Indian tropical environment. This book highlights the new and unique soil knowledge base necessary to close the gap between food production and future population growth.

Author : Greg John Retallack,Erick A. Bestland,Theodore J. Fremd
Publisher : Geological Society of America
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0813723442

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Eocene and Oligocene Paleosols of Central Oregon by Greg John Retallack,Erick A. Bestland,Theodore J. Fremd Pdf

Author : I.P. Martini,W. Chesworth
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 641 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781483291277

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Weathering, Soils & Paleosols by I.P. Martini,W. Chesworth Pdf

For the past 200 years, geological scientists have used the present as a key to unlocking the past. This volume continues the tradition by exploring the processes of weathering and soil formation as indicators of the present environment of the Earth's land surface. Examined are the various ways in which this information can be used to interpret past environments which have produced the soils now preserved as paleosols. Because the surface environment of the earth may now be undergoing rapid change (the greenhouse effect), the book is a timely one for those researchers looking for evidence of analogous changes in the Earth's past. The work is divided into three major sections. The first deals with fundamental considerations of weathering, clay mineralogy and diagenesis. The second deals with the formation of soils from various starting materials and in various surficial environments. And the final section is an interpretation of paleosols. This volume provides valuable reading material for graduate and senior-undergraduate courses.

Author : Michael J. Ryan,Brenda J. Chinnery-Allgeier,David A. Eberth
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780253353580

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New Perspectives on Horned Dinosaurs by Michael J. Ryan,Brenda J. Chinnery-Allgeier,David A. Eberth Pdf

Easily distinguished by the horns and frills on their skulls, ceratopsians were one of the most successful of all dinosaurs. This volume presents a broad range of cutting-edge research on the functional biology, behavior, systematics, paleoecology, and paleogeography of the horned dinosaurs, and includes descriptions of newly identified species.

Author : Selim Kapur,Georges Stoops
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540791348

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New Trends in Soil Micromorphology by Selim Kapur,Georges Stoops Pdf

The soil water retention curve, the saturated hydraulic conductivity and the unsaturated hydraulic conductivity function are basic soil hydraulic functions and parameters. Ample apprehension of the soil hydraulic functions and parameters is required for a successful formulation of the principles leading to sustainable soil management, agricultural production and environmental protection. From these, all the other parameters, required in the solution of the practical tasks, are derived. The basic soil hydraulic functions are strongly dependent upon the soil porous system. The development of models is characteristic by the gradual transition from the simplest concepts up to the sophisticated approaches, which should correspond to the visual reality studied by soil micromorphology. 2 Soil Porous System and Soil Micromorphometry 2.1 An Overview on the Quantification of the Soil Porous System Quanti? cation of the soil porous system consists of classi? cation of soil pores, ch- acterization of the soil pores shapes and the estimation of the pore size distribution function. When the hydraulic functions of the soil pores are considered, the following laws of hydrostatics and hydrodynamics are applied as best ? tting to the classi? cation criteria of the size of the pores (Kutilek and Nielsen 1994, p. 20, Kutilek 2004): A. Submicroscopic pores that are so small that they preclude clusters of water molecules from forming ? uid particles or continuous water ? ow paths.

Author : Mohammad Hassan Roozitalab,Hamid Siadat,Abbas Farshad
Publisher : Springer
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319690483

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The Soils of Iran by Mohammad Hassan Roozitalab,Hamid Siadat,Abbas Farshad Pdf

This unique book addresses Iran’s extremely rich soil diversity and resources, which have developed under various climatic conditions ranging from dry to humid conditions. Featuring contributions by a group of respected experts on Iranian soils and agriculture, it provides comprehensive information on the management approaches needed for sustainable soil utilization and conservation under such conditions, and the attendant challenges. As such, it offers a valuable resource for anyone interested in soils and agriculture in Iran, but also in other Middle East and North African countries with similar climatic conditions. The book contains 14 chapters which illustrate the long history of indigenous knowledge and soil research, climate, geology and geomorphology, vegetation cover, soil forming factors and processes, major soils, properties and their classification. Furthermore, it presents past climate change and paleosols, agroecological zones, soil fertility, soil biology and biotechnology, human induced land degradation and “soil management in space and time”. In the end, major challenges facing the soil resources of the country are defined and recommendations are made to face the future challenges.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1996-05-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0080563708

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Advances in Agronomy by Anonim Pdf

Volume 57 contains six outstanding and comprehensive reviews on various agronomic topics. With this latest volume, Advances in Agronomy continues to be recognized as a prolific and first-rate reference by the scientific community. In 1993 Advances in Agronomy increased its publication frequency to three volumes per year, and will continue this trend as the breadth of agronomic inquiry and knowledge continues to grow.

Author : Cary Mock
Publisher : Newnes
Page : 3883 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444536426

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Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science by Cary Mock Pdf

The second revised edition of the Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science, Four Volume Set, provides both students and professionals with an up-to-date reference work on this important and highly varied area of research. There are lots of new articles, and many of the articles that appeared in the first edition have been updated to reflect advances in knowledge since 2006, when the original articles were written. The second edition will contain about 375 articles, written by leading experts around the world. This major reference work is richly illustrated with more than 3,000 illustrations, most of them in colour. Research in the Quaternary sciences has advanced greatly in the last 10 years, especially since topics like global climate change, geologic hazards and soil erosion were put high on the political agenda. This second edition builds upon its award-winning predecessor to provide the reader assured quality along with essential updated coverage Contains 357 broad-ranging articles (4310 pages) written at a level that allows undergraduate students to understand the material, while providing active researchers with a ready reference resource for information in the field. Facilitates teaching and learning The first edition was regarded by many as the most significant single overview of Quaternary science ever, yet Editor-in-Chief, Scott Elias, has managed to surpass that in this second edition by securing even more expert reviews whilst retaining his renowned editorial consistency that enables readers to navigates seamlessly from one unfamiliar topic to the next