Vertisols in the tropics occur in a range of climates and are used in a range of production
systems. This review is a synthesis of the recent developments in pedology of vertisols …

Derived from a wide range of rocks and minerals, a large variety of soils occur in the Indian
subcontinent. Soil-forming factors like climate, vegetation and topography acting for varying …

Assessment of soil quality index (SQI) using only the surface soil properties provides an
incomplete information as the crop productivity is influenced by both surface and subsurface …

Les sols du monde présentent une diversité considérable, tant au niveau de leurs
caractères et de leurs propriétés, que de leurs âges et de leurs conditions de genèse. Une …

Bound by the Himalaya in the north and the Craton in the south, the Indo-Gangetic Plains
(IGP) is one of the largest fluvial plains of the world. The IGP is monotonously flat with a …

Red ferruginous (RF) soils of tropical Indian environments belong to Entisols, Inceptisols,
Alfisols, Mollisols and Ultisols soil orders. The occurrence of Ultisols alongside acidic …

Hydrological monitoring is crucial to designing agricultural water management (AWM)
interventions. This study characterizes the soil hydraulic properties of Alfisols and Vertisols …

A number of processes of degradation threaten soil functions. Ten of them are
acknowledged by the European Union and fifteen by the Organisation for Economic Co …

We present stable calcium isotopic compositions (δ 44/40 Ca) of the Godavari River, the
largest river in peninsular India, from the upper 750 km of its course, where it primarily drains …

Vertisols constitute one of the unique soil orders, with distinct characteristics including self-
mulching, swelling and shrinking, cracking, and pothole formation; and excessive surface …