Potassium (K) is essential for plant growth and vital for soil health. However, despite high
crop demand, K fertilization continues to be ignored or severely inadequate in Indian …

Soaring food demand, population pressure, land degradation, small size of agricultural land
holdings, and diversified soil types in India require advanced digital soil mapping (DSM) for …

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 …

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 …

There is growing interest in promoting neglected and underutilized crop species to enhance
agrobiodiversity and contribute to food systems transformation under climate change. A lack …

Arc GIS and RUSLE software's are used for classification and estimation of the annual
average soil loss of four watersheds in the South Mahanadi delta along east coast of India …

This study aims to identify soil quality indicators, assess soil quality index (SQI), and validate
them with crop yield for India's two contrasting Agro-ecological Sub-Regions (AESRs). For …

Background and aims Sensitivity and uncertainty analyses are critical for identifying the most
sensitive parameters of the crop simulation models. These analyses will help the users to …

Understanding the physical quality of soil that influences its hydraulic behaviour helps in
formulating appropriate water management strategies for sustainable crop production …

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 …