@incollection{icrisat5681, publisher = {Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture}, booktitle = {Soil Carbon Sequestration for Climate Change Mitigation and Food Security}, address = {Hyderabad, India}, year = {2011}, title = {Carbon Status of Indian Soils : An Overview}, pages = {11--30}, author = {T Bhattacharyya and D K Pal and P Chandran and S K Ray and C Mandal and S P Wani and K L Sahrawat}, url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/5681/}, abstract = {Restoration of soil health through soil organic carbon (SOC) management is a major concern for tropical soils. The accelerated decomposition of SOC due to agriculture, resulting in loss of carbon to the atmosphere and its contribution to the green house effect, is a serious global problem. The contribution of SOC to improving soil physical, chemical and biological properties and maintaining soils integrity for sustaining soil productivity is well known. Important factors controlling............} }