Soil Conservation and Fertility Management

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Soil development. 3. Soil formation. 4. Soil colloids and clay minerals. 5. Saline, Alkali and acid soils. 6. Soil organic matter. 7. Soil water relationship. 8. Role of water. 9. Hydrological cycle. 10. Environment and soil erosion. 11. Soil and water conservation. 12. Soil fertility and productivity. 13. Soil conservation. 14. Moisture stress and conservation in drylands. 15. Soil fertility management and fertilizer use. 16. Management of pasture lands in the arid regions. 17. Agro-forestry and social forestry. 18. Watershed management. 19. Development of dryland agriculture in India. 20. Agronomic measures in soil and water conservation. 21. Loss of nutrients from soil. 22. Soil amendments. 23. Biofertilizers. 24. Land utilization and production pattern. 25. Sustainable agriculture. References. Subject index.

"This book entitled, \'Soil Conservation and Fertility Management\' is written to serve a reference/guide book for the students of agriculture, veterinary, soil conservation and field practitioners. The book fills the need for an up-to-date comprehensive text on Soil and Water Conservation, and Soil Fertility Management for Farming under varying situations for the students at undergraduates and postgraduate levels. This book will be of immense use in imparting knowledge on the basic principles and applied aspects of the farming for soil and water conservation for students, teachers, scientists, extension workers and professionals engaged in agricultural development.

The coverage of twenty-five chapters brings out all aspects of Soil Conservation and Soil Fertility Management for Farming. Each chapter is brief, comprehensive and full-fledged with respect to technical information."