LEADER 03117nam 22006255 450 001 9910639888103321 005 20251009095534.0 010 $a3-031-11458-2 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-11458-8 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7167840 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7167840 035 $a(CKB)25936431900041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-11458-8 035 $a(PPN)26780962X 035 $a(EXLCZ)9925936431900041 100 $a20230101d2022 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSoils in the Hindu Kush Himalayas $eManagement for Agricultural Land Use /$fby U. C. Sharma, M. Datta, Vikas Sharma 205 $a1st ed. 2022. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2022. 215 $a1 online resource (502 pages) 225 1 $aGeography of the Physical Environment,$x2366-8873 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$aPrint version: Sharma, U. C. Soils in the Hindu Kush Himalayas Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031114571 327 $aForeword 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. . 330 $aThis book focuses on the nature and properties of soils of Hindu Kush-Himalayas and their management for agricultural land use. It discusses all aspects of climatic variations and potential of resources in the Himalayan region including examples from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China (Tibet), India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. Chapters cover the geology of the parent material of native soils, soils microbes, flora and fauna. Soil classification has been given in detail to better understand the nature of soils for judicious management strategies. The authors present land use practices and suggestions for changes in land use to benefit from the full potential of the soils in this region. Their ultimate aim is to find ways of feeding the ever-increasing population and raising the standard of life for the people living in the Himalayan mountain region. . 410 0$aGeography of the Physical Environment,$x2366-8873 606 $aSoil science 606 $aAgriculture 606 $aManagement 606 $aSoil Science 606 $aAgriculture 606 $aManagement 615 0$aSoil science. 615 0$aAgriculture. 615 0$aManagement. 615 14$aSoil Science. 615 24$aAgriculture. 615 24$aManagement. 676 $a810.935879405 676 $a631.4954 700 $aSharma$b U. C.$01274872 702 $aSharma$b Vikas 702 $aDatta$b M. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910639888103321 996 $aSoils in the Hindu Kush Himalayas$93003894 997 $aUNINA