Introduction._History of Soil Research._Climate._Geology and Geomorphology._Major Soil Types and Classification._Soil Mineralogy and Clay Minerals._Soil Micromorphology._Soil Biogeochemistry._Benchmark soils in Agro-ecological regions._Land Evaluation and Land Use Planning._Soil Health and Fertility._Soil resilience._Soil and Industry._Soil and Future.
Professor Bipin B Mishra graduated from Rajendra Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur and PhD from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. He was Chief Soil Survey Officer and Chairman of the Department of Soil Science at Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour besides holding the position of the founder Registrar and Associate Dean-cum-Principal at BAU, Sabour. He has more than 80 peer reviewed scientific publication and has delivered numerous oral and poster presentation in national and international conferences. He served Ethiopia as Professor in soil survey and land evaluation for five years (2000-05) under World Bank Project and later for two years as Professor of Land use planning (2016-18) under UNDP. He developed Photopedogenesis as a new chapter in soil science and proposed the Indian system of soil classification. Professor Mishra was assigned as the Chair Person by late Jon Hempel in one of the Task Groups under the Working Group of the Universal Soil Classification. He is elected as the Vice Chair of Commission 1.4 (Soil Classification) under the International Union of Soil Sciences (2018-22). He has a distinguished academic record and superannuated in 2016.
This book provides an overview of the diversified soil regimes in India. In addition to the historical advances in soil research and its limitations, it describes the monitoring of various soil conditions and soil uses to improve productivity. Discussing topics such as climate, geology and geomorphology, major soil types and their classification, soil mineralogy and clays, soil micromorphology, soil biogeochemistry, benchmark soils, land evaluation and land use planning, soil health and fertility and soil resilience, the book highlights the multiple uses of soils in industry, human health care, mitigation of challenges due to climate change and construction. It also presents measures for a brighter future of soil science in India, such as imposing organic farming principles toward sustainable agriculture in the context of the second green revolution besides alleviating the poverty and providing the employment opportunities among the farming communities in India.
