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creators_name: Bhattacharyya, T
creators_name: Wani, S P
creators_name: Sahrawat, K L
creators_name: Pal, D K
icrisatcreators_name: Bhattacharyya, T
icrisatcreators_name: Wani, S P
icrisatcreators_name: Sahrawat, K L
icrisatcreators_name: Pal, D K
affiliation: ICRISAT (Patancheru)
affiliation: Dr Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth (Dapoli)
country: India
title: Preface : Soil and water management
ispublished: pub
subjects: S40006
subjects: s23
divisions: D5
full_text_status: public
keywords: Soil, water management
note: This preface is part of the special issue published on Soil and Water Management
abstract: Soil and water form the basis of all terrestrial life. Their
resources vary widely and are affected by natural and
anthropogenic perturbations. Ancient civilizations and
cultures emerged and sustained on good soils; and some
of them went into oblivion when soil and water resources
were degraded irreversibly. Even during the contemporary
period, good-quality soil and water resources form a
powerful engine of economic development and ensured
food security.
The impact of degradation of these two natural resources
in terms of impairment in their physical, chemical
and biological properties has attracted the attention of
researchers in recent years. It is observed that the major
soil types in the Indian semi-arid environment with mean
annual rainfall of < 1000 mm are becoming calcareous
with concomitant development of sodicity. Use of poorquality
irrigation water further aggravates these problems,
resulting in reduced soil productivity. Both natural
and human-induced degradation ultimately modifies the
physical and chemical properties of soils that restrict the
entry of rainwater and reduce the storage and release of
soil water. Under the changing scenario, potable water
is becoming scarce, forcing hydrologists to develop
methods to filter sewage water...
date: 2016-05-10
date_type: published
publication: Current Science
volume: 110
number: 9
publisher: Indian Academy of Sciences
pagerange: 1651
refereed: TRUE
issn: 0011-3891
citation:   Bhattacharyya, T and Wani, S P and Sahrawat, K L and Pal, D K  (2016) Preface : Soil and water management.  Current Science, 110 (9).  p. 1651.  ISSN 0011-3891     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/10595/1/Soil%20and%20water%20management%20-%20Preface.pdf