A Treatise of Indian and Tropical Soils

• Main Author: Pal, D.K (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Environment.; Climate change.; Mineralogy.; Physical geography.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Natural resources.; Natural Resources.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Earth System Sciences.

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...

Table of Contents:

• 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.