Soil Degradation in India: Challenges and Potential Solutions

Bhattacharyya, Ranjan; Ghosh, B.N.; K. Mishra, P.; Mandal, Biswapati; Rao, Cherukumalli; Sarkar, Dibyendu; Das, Krishnendu; Anil, Kokkuvayil; Lalitha, M.; M. Hati, K.; J. Franzluebbers, Alan

doi:10.3390/su7043528

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Soil Degradation in India: Challenges and Potential Solutions

Published in Sustainability • Mar 25, 2015

Authors:

Ranjan Bhattacharyya

B.N. Ghosh

P. K. Mishra

Abstract

Soil degradation in India is estimated to be occurring on 147 million hectares (Mha) of land, including 94 Mha from water erosion, 16 Mha from acidification, 14 Mha from flooding, 9 Mha from wind erosion, 6 Mha from salinity, and 7 Mha from a combination of factors. This is extremely serious because...

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Land degradation

Population

Soil retrogression and degradation

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