A Treatise of Indian and Tropical Soils
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 collecte...
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Μορφή: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο |
Γλώσσα: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2017.
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Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Introduction
- Chapter1: Indian tropical soils: An overview
- Chapter 2: Cracking clay soils (Vertisols): Pedology, mineralogy and taxonomy
- Chapter 3: Red ferruginous soils: Pedology, mineralogy and taxonomy
- Chapter 4: Soils of the Indo-Gangetic Alluvial Plains: Historical perspective, soil-geomorphology and pedology in response to climate change and neotectonics
- Chapter 5: Conceptual models on tropical soil formation
- Chapter 6: Land and soil degradation and remedial measures.-Chapter 7: Clay and other minerals in soils and sediments as evidence of climate change
- Chapter 8: Linking minerals to selected soil bulk properties
- Chapter 9: Importance of pedology of Indian tropical soils in their edaphology
- Chapter10: Summary and concluding remarks.