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ABOUT THE BOOK

The book is structured around basic soil concepts, beginning with the meaning of soil and its systematic study (soil science). This is followed by discussing the significance of soil in our everyday lives and progressing through soil formation, physical and chemical properties of soil, what roles should man play in managing soil-environment interactions for sustainable productivity now and in the future. In short, the course covers.

1. All aspects of soil science including soil habitat such as the mineral component of the soil, soil origin and development, fundamental concepts of soil physics, soil classification and soils of India.
2. Processes in the soil environment such as soil aeration and temperature and their effects on the availability of plant nutrition, organic matter and soil organisms, soil reaction, soil colloidal material and their exchange reactions with ionic elements.

• Soils Pollution, behaviour of pesticides and inorganic contaminants, prevention and mitigation of soil pollution.

The book will serve as textbook for graduate students of agriculture in all SAUs of India as it is based on the 5^th Dean’s Committee Syllabus.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Prof. (Dr.) L.L. Somani (b.1945) Retired Director (Rl) & Dean PG Studies, MPUAT Udaipur has many papers published in National and International Journals/ Symposia, etc. and many number of books to his credit in different disciplines of Agriculture and allied field. He held different positions in MPUAT, has spreaded highly innovative ideas, and programmes for development of Agriculture. Prof. Somani has been honoured with several awards.