Sustaining soil and land quality under intensive land use and fast economic development is
a major challenge for improving crop productivity in the developing world. Assessment of …

Direct measurements of saturated hydraulic conductivity (K sat) are costly and time-
consuming. Alternatively, pedotransfer functions (PTFs) have been developed to estimate K …

The sustenance of food and nutritional security are the major challenges of the 21st century.
The domestic food production needs to increase per annum at the rate of 2% for cereals and …

The main purpose of this treatise lies in applying the basic principles of pedology to soils of
the tropical environments of the Indian subcontinent, with emphasis on ways to enhance …

Soil hydraulic properties are important for irrigation scheduling and proper land-use
planning. Field capacity, permanent wilting point and infiltration rate are the three vital …

Soil information system in SOTER (soil and terrain digital database) framework is developed
for the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) and black soil regions (BSR) of India with the help of …

Abstract Agro Eco Regions/Sub-regions (AERs/AESRs) are near homogeneous area similar
with respect to (a) broad soil groups,(b) overhead climate and (c) length of moisture …

Associated red and black soils are common in the Deccan pltteau and the Indian peninsula.
The red soils are formed due to the progressive landscape reduction process and black soils …

The articles presented in this special section emanated from the researches of consortium
members of the National Agricultural Innovative Project (NAIP, Component 4) of the Indian …

Land-use planning is a decision-making process that facilitates the allocation of land to
different uses that provide optimal and sustainable benefit. As land-use is shaped by society …