This book deals with the effect of bentonite clay on carbon and nitrogen mineralization from different organic substances under varying moisture regimes in Mollisols of Tarai region of Uttarakhand, India. Accurate modeling of soil C and N mineralization rates and their response to changing environment require a thorough understanding of the factors that control these biochemical processes. Amongst many factors, the quality of detrital inputs, soil texture and mineralogy are hypothesized to be the crucial factors that control C and N mineralization process in soils. Carbon sequestration by...