Fundamentals of Soil Science

Description:
Soil science is a specialized branch of agriculture which associated with the different areas of soil pedology, soil physics, soil chemistry, soil biology, soil fertility, plant nutrition etc. It is, therefore, worthwhile to understand the nature and behavior of natural resources for sustainable agricultural production. Fundamentals of Soil Science assembles and summatizes pertinent available information for the students of agriculture in general and soil science in particular. This text book is a comprehensive more and will meet the growing need of soil science of graduate and post graduate students at university level agricultural education. This book covers the course contents of competitive examinations like IAS, IFS, PCS, ARS, banking services, B.Sc./M.Sc./Ph D. (Ag) admission, states and national levels of different competitive examinations in agriculture. The entire book is prepared in most simple, clear, talking language, comprehensive and short descriptive type of questions so that the concept could be easily understand by the readers in short times.

contents:
1. Introduction
2. Soils
3. Nutrient cycle
4. Soil organic matter
5. Soil water
6. Physical properties of soil
7. Chemical properties of soil
8 Biological properties of soil
9. Soil formation
10. Plant nutrition
11. Mixed fertilizers
12. Organic fertilizers
13. Green manuring\
14. Method and time of fertilizer application
15. Enhancing fertilizer use efficiency
16. Classification of fertilizers
17. Functions of essential plant nutrients
18. Deficiency symptoms of plant nutrients
19. Fate of plant nutrients
20. Soil erosion
21. Soil reaction
22. Soils of India
23. Classification of soil groups
24. Saline and alkali soils
25. Acid soils
26. Land capability classification

27. Soil nutrients transformation
28. Integrated plant nutrients management
29. Biofertilizers
30. Important definitions of soil science