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Preface : Soil and water management

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Title Preface : Soil and water management
 
Creator Bhattacharyya, T
Wani, S P
Sahrawat, K L
Pal, D K
 
Subject Soil
Water Resources
 
Description Soil and water form the basis of all terrestrial life. Their
resources vary widely and are affected by natural and
anthropogenic perturbations. Ancient civilizations and
cultures emerged and sustained on good soils; and some
of them went into oblivion when soil and water resources
were degraded irreversibly. Even during the contemporary
period, good-quality soil and water resources form a
powerful engine of economic development and ensured
food security.
The impact of degradation of these two natural resources
in terms of impairment in their physical, chemical
and biological properties has attracted the attention of
researchers in recent years. It is observed that the major
soil types in the Indian semi-arid environment with mean
annual rainfall of < 1000 mm are becoming calcareous
with concomitant development of sodicity. Use of poorquality
irrigation water further aggravates these problems,
resulting in reduced soil productivity. Both natural
and human-induced degradation ultimately modifies the
physical and chemical properties of soils that restrict the
entry of rainwater and reduce the storage and release of
soil water. Under the changing scenario, potable water
is becoming scarce, forcing hydrologists to develop
methods to filter sewage water...
 
Publisher Indian Academy of Sciences
 
Date 2016-05-10
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/10595/1/Soil%20and%20water%20management%20-%20Preface.pdf
Bhattacharyya, T and Wani, S P and Sahrawat, K L and Pal, D K (2016) Preface : Soil and water management. Current Science, 110 (9). p. 1651. ISSN 0011-3891