Simple methods to study pedology and edaphology of Indian tropical soils. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: D. K. Pal.
• Authors: Pal, D. K
• Contents: Chapter 1: Methods to study Pedology and Edaphology of Indian Tropical Soils: An Overview.- Chapter 2: Evidence of Clay Illuviation in Soils of the Indo-Gangetic Alluvial Plains (IGP) and Red Ferruginous (RF) Soils.- Chapter 3: Clay Illuviation and Pedoturbation in SAT Vertisols Chapter 4: Cracking Depths in Indian Vertisols: Evidence of Holocene Climate Change .- Chapter 5: Unique Depth Distributions of Clays in SAT Alfisols: Evidence of Landscape Modifications.- Chapter 6: Easy Identifications of Soil Modifiers.- Chapter 7: Mineralogy Class of Indian Tropical soils.- Chapter 8: Hydraulic Conductivity to Evaluate the SAT Vertisols for Deep Rooted Crops.- Chapter 9: Clay and Other Minerals in Selected Edaphological Issues.- Chapter 10: A Critique on Degradation of HT and SAT Soils in View of Their Pedology and Mineralogy.- Chapter 11: Anomalous Potassium Release and Adsorption Reactions: Evidence of Polygenesis of Indian Tropical Soils.- Chapter 12: Concluding Remarks.
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 631.4/954; Environment; Soils -- India; Soils -- Tropics; Soil science -- India; Soil ecology -- India; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Agriculture / General; Soil ecology; Soil science; Soils; Nature -- Natural Resources; Technology & Engineering -- Agriculture -- General; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Science -- Earth Sciences -- General; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Mineralogy; Environmental management; Agricultural science; The environment; Earth sciences; Mineralogy & gems; Soil conservation; Natural resources; Agriculture; Mineral resources; Nature -- Environmental Conservation & Protection; Soil science, sedimentology; India; Tropics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319895994; 3319895990
• Related ISBNs: 9783319895987
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 30, 2018).
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