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Challenges of soil quality of Indian soils vis--vis food security [1]

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Soil quality (SQ) is the capacity of a specific kind of a soil to function, within natural and managed ecosystem boundaries, to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain or enhance water and air quality, and support human health and habitation.

Publication Date: 
09/08/2010
S. Chand [2]
Current Science [3]
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Tags:
Agriculture [4], Food Security [5], Soil Capability [6], Land Use [7], Soil Science [8], Land Degradation [9], Agricultural Inputs [10]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-chand
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-capability
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-science
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-degradation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agricultural-inputs