This book presents a comprehensive overview of the soils of Bangladesh. It is compiled by authors with vast experience in soil related problems and potential mitigation approaches. It discusses the development of Soil Science as an individual discipline in a country with limited resources and where soil plays a pivotal role for the economy; the formation of different agro-climatic regions; and the effects of human-induced soil degradation and climatic change on its soils, geology and geomorphology and major soil types. It examines 'problem soils' and how they are managed, the scenario of soil...

This book presents a thorough account of the soils of Bangladesh. It includes discussion of different agro-climatic regions, the effects of human induced soil degradation and climatic change on its soils, geology and geomorphology and major soil types.