TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sharma,U.C.
AU  - Datta,M.
AU  - Sharma,Vikas
TI  - Soils in the Hindu Kush Himalayas: Management for Agricultural Land Use 
T2  - Geography of the Physical Environment,
SN  - 9783031114588
U1  - 631.4 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Soil science
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Management
KW  - Soil Science
N1  - 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.
N2  - 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.
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-11458-8
ER  -