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Record Nr.

UNINA9910639888103321

Autore

Sharma U. C.

Titolo

Soils in the Hindu Kush Himalayas : Management for Agricultural Land Use / / by U. C. Sharma, M. Datta, Vikas Sharma

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022

ISBN

3-031-11458-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2022.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (502 pages)

Collana

Geography of the Physical Environment, , 2366-8873

Disciplina

810.935879405

631.4954

Soggetti

Soil science

Agriculture

Management

Soil Science

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword by Dr. I.P. Abrol -- Foreword by Prof. K. M. Bujarbaruah -- Foreword by Dr Saroj Kumar Sanyal -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Climate and Environment -- 3. Phsyiography and Resources -- 4. Geology of Hindu Kush-Himalayan Soils -- 5. Soil Microbes and Biofertilizers -- 6 Soils of Hindu Kush-Himalayas -- 7. Land Use and Management. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on the nature and properties of soils of Hindu Kush-Himalayas and their management for agricultural land use. It discusses all aspects of climatic variations and potential of resources in the Himalayan region including examples from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (Tibet), India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. Chapters cover the geology of the parent material of native soils, soils microbes, flora and fauna. Soil classification has been given in detail to better understand the nature of soils for judicious management strategies. The authors present land use practices and suggestions for changes in land use to benefit from the full potential of the soils in this region. Their ultimate aim is to find ways of feeding the ever-increasing population and raising the standard of life for the people living in the



Himalayan mountain region. .