Problematic Soils and their Management

Problematic Soils and their Management (New) 2(2+0) 
Content
Theory 

1. Soil quality and health, 
2. Distribution of waste land and problem soils in India. 
3. Their categorization based on properties. 
4. Reclamation and management of Saline and sodic soils, 
5. Acid soils, Acid Sulphate soils, Eroded and Compacted soils, Flooded soils, Polluted soils. 
6. Irrigation water – quality and standards, utilization of saline water in agriculture. 
7. Remote sensing and GIS in diagnosis and management of problem soils. 
8. Multipurpose tree species, bio remediation through MPTs of soils, 
9. Land capability and classification,
10. Land suitability classification. 
11. Problematic soils under different Agro-ecosystems.