Simple Methods To Study Pedology And Edaphology Of Indian Tropical Soils

Author : D. K. Pal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-23
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9783319895994

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Simple Methods to Study Pedology and Edaphology of Indian Tropical Soils by D. K. Pal Pdf

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.

Author : D.K. Pal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 54,8 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 : D.K. Pal
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 52,5 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 : Pankaj Srivastava,Dilip K. Pal
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 46,9 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 : Bipin B. Mishra
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 44,8 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 : Gilbert Wooding Robinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Soils
ISBN : CORNELL:31924000241988

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Soils, Their Origin, Constitution, and Classification by Gilbert Wooding Robinson Pdf

Author : A. Young
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1976-12-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521210542

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Tropical Soils and Soil Survey by A. Young Pdf

Originally published in 1976, this is a book about tropical soils written from the point of view of the field soil scientist. In includes a discussion of methods of soil survey in less developed countries, and its role in land development planning. Whilst primarily directed at those concerned with, or training for, field studies of soils in the tropics, the book was also aimed at non-specialists, including agriculturalists, economists, and planners, as well as anyone with a wish to understand the significance of soils in agriculture and economic development.

Author : Benno P. Warkentin,International Union of Soil Sciences,Soil Science Society of America
Publisher : Elsevier Science Limited
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780444521774

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Footprints in the Soil by Benno P. Warkentin,International Union of Soil Sciences,Soil Science Society of America Pdf

The history of science discipline is contributing valuable knowledge of the culture of soil understanding, of the conditions in society that fostered the ideas, and of why they developed in certain ways. This book is about the progressive “footprints” made by scientists in the soil. It contains chapters chosen from important topics in the development of soil science, and tells the story of the people and the exciting ideas that contributed to our present understanding of soils. Initiated by discussions within the Soil Science Society of America and the International Union of Soil Sciences, this book uniquely illustrates the significance of soils to our society. It is planned for soils students, for various scientific disciplines, and for members of the public who show an increasing interest in soil. This book allows us to answer the questions: “How do we know what we know about soils?” and “How did one step or idea lead to the next one?” The chapters are written by an international group of authors, each with special interests, bound together by the central theme of soils and how we came to our present understanding of soils. Each concentrate on soil knowledge in the western world and draw primarily on written accounts available in English and European languages. Academics, graduate students, researchers and practitioners will gain new insights from these studies of how ideas in soil science and understanding of uses of soils developed. * Discusses tracing soils knowledge accumulated from Roman times, first by soil users and after 1800s by scientists * Offers ideas about how soils knowledge was influenced by the social context and by human needs * Combines the history of ideas with scientific knowledge of soils * Written by chapter authors who combine subject matter expertise with knowledge of practical soil uses, and provide numerous references for further study of the relevant literature

Author : Benjamin C. Mahilum
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : Soil biology
ISBN : 0615125832

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Basic Soil Science and Concepts in Tropical Soils by Benjamin C. Mahilum Pdf

A comprehensive treatise on fundamentals of soil science including: *Soil genesis and parent materials *Clay mineralogy *Physical and chemical properties of soils *Soil survey and classification *Soil organisms and organic matter *Fertilizer technology and usage *Improving acidic and alkaline soils *Soil and water conservation *Distinct features of tropical soils. An excellent guide for students in soil science, agriculturists and environmentalists.

Author : Ewart Adsil FitzPatrick
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:49015000412339

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Pedology by Ewart Adsil FitzPatrick Pdf

Fundamental concepts in pedology. Factors of soil formation. Processes in the soil system. Properties of soil horizons. Nomenclature and classification. Soil classes of the world. Soil classification - a review. Soil relationship.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1040 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : UOM:39015023534111

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Bibliography of Agriculture by Anonim Pdf

Author : R. Lal
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1999-09-28
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822028568590

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Global Climate Change and Pedogenic Carbonates by R. Lal Pdf

Basic concepts; Analytical methods; Secondary carbonates in soils of different regions.

Author : Douglas L. Karlen,Charles W. Rice
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-06
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9783038423584

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Enhancing Soil Health to Mitigate Soil Degradation by Douglas L. Karlen,Charles W. Rice Pdf

This book is a printed edition of the Special Issue "Enhancing Soil Health to Mitigate Soil Degradation" that was published in Sustainability

Author : S. W. Buol,Francis Doan Hole,R. J. McCracken
Publisher : Iowa State Press
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : MINN:31951000045527O

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Soil Genesis and Classification by S. W. Buol,Francis Doan Hole,R. J. McCracken Pdf

Morphology of soils; Soil micromorphology; Soil composition and characterization; Weathering and soil formation; Pedogenic processes: internal, soil-building processes; Soil environment: External factors of soil formation; Parent material: initial material of the solum; Relief and landscape factors of the soil and its environment; Contributions of climate to the total soil environment; Organisms: biological portion of the soil and its environment; Time as a factor of soil formation; Principles and historical development of soil classification; Modern soil classification systems; Entisols:recently formed soils: Vertisols: shrinking and swelling dark clay soils; In ceptisols: emleryonic soils with few diagnostic features; Aridisols: soils of arid regions; Mollisols: grassland soils of steppes and prairies; Spodosols: soils with subsoil, accumulations of sesquioxide and humus; Alfisols:high base status soils; Ultisols: low base status forest soils: Oxisols: sesquioxide - rihch, highly weathered soils of the intertropical regions; Histosols: organic soils.

Author : Nyle C Brady,Ray R. Weil
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1046 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-29
Category : Soil science
ISBN : 1292020792

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The Nature and Properties of Soils by Nyle C Brady,Ray R. Weil Pdf

For Introduction to Soils or Fundamentals of Soil Science courses. Also for courses in Soil Fertility, Forest Soils, Soil Management, Land Resources, Earth Science, and Soil Geography. Developed for Introduction to Soils or Soil Science courses, The Nature and Properties of Soils, 14e can be used in courses such as Soil Fertility, Land Resources, Earth Science and Soil Geography. Now in its 14th edition, this text is designed to help make students study of soils a fascinating and intellectually satisfying experience. Written for both majors and non-majors, this text highlights the many interactions between the soil and other components of forest, range, agricultural, wetland and constructed ecosystems.