Soil Degradation

Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Waterlogged Soil. 3. Acid Soils. 4. Acid Sulphate Soils. 5. Salt Affected Soils. 6. Soil Erosion. 7. Landslides. 8. Dry Land Soils. 9. Mine Soils. 10. Forest Soils. 11. Glacial Lands. 12. Soil Physical Constraints. 13. Shifting Agriculture. 14. Land Capability Classification. 15. Wastelands. 16. Trace Elements in Soil Ecosystem. 17. Soil Pollution. 18. Soil Restoration. 19. Litter Decomposition. 20. Soil Carbon Sequestration.

This book includes description of various forms of soil degradation and the impact on crop productivity. This is a comprehensive volume on soil degradation that addresses the measures for controlling soil degradation and sustainability of management options for soil restoration. Briefly outline the broad scientific techniques that afford land management options and benefit the crop productivity of adverse ecosystems. This book is extremely informative about description, characteristics, control measures and restoration using soil and crop management technologies. Demarcate the recent information regarding the processes and mechanisms responsible for soil degradation and soil conservation methods. Interprets the rehabilitation of agricultural lands depleted by human activity.