The Soils of India

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-31080-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 281 Seiten, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 285 mm, Gewicht: 1109 g

Reihe: World Soils Book Series

Unique overview of the Soils of India

Appealing for soils scientists and general readers interested in learning about soil classification and land use in India

Discusses the topic of sustainable agriculture

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mishra, Bipin B.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Naturwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften Agrarwissenschaften
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction._History of Soil Research._Climate._Geology and Geomorphology._Major Soil Types and Classification._Soil Mineralogy and Clay Minerals._Soil Micromorphology._Soil Biogeochemistry._Benchmark soils in Agro-ecological regions._Land Evaluation and Land Use Planning._Soil Health and Fertility._Soil resilience._Soil and Industry._Soil and Future.

Über Autor(innen)

Professor Bipin B Mishra graduated from Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur and PhD from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. He was Chief Soil Survey Officer and Chairman of the Department of Soil Science at Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour besides holding the position of the founder Registrar and Associate Dean-cum-Principal at BAU, Sabour. He has more than 80 peer reviewed scientific publication and has delivered numerous oral and poster presentation in national and international conferences. He served Ethiopia as Professor in soil survey and land evaluation for five years (2000-05) under World Bank Project and later for two years as Professor of Land use planning (2016-18) under UNDP. He developed Photopedogenesis as a new chapter in soil science and proposed the Indian system of soil classification. Professor Mishra was assigned as the Chair Person by late Jon Hempel in one of the Task Groups under the Working Group of the Universal Soil Classification. He is elected as the Vice Chair of Commission 1.4 (Soil Classification) under the International Union of Soil Sciences (2018-22). He has a distinguished academic record and superannuated in 2016.