Problematic Soils and their Management (New) 2(2+0)
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Theory
- Soil quality and health,
- Distribution of waste land and problem soils in India.
- Their categorization based on properties.
- Reclamation and management of Saline and sodic soils,
- Acid soils, Acid Sulphate soils, Eroded and Compacted soils, Flooded soils, Polluted soils.
- Irrigation water – quality and standards, utilization of saline water in agriculture.
- Remote sensing and GIS in diagnosis and management of problem soils.
- Multipurpose tree species, bio remediation through MPTs of soils,
- Land capability and classification,
- Land suitability classification.
- Problematic soils under different Agro-ecosystems.