Soil Science: Agricultural and Environmental Prospectives

1. An Appraisal of Conservation Tillage on the Soil Physical Properties
Sartaj A. Wani, Tahir Ali, M. Nayeem Sofi, M. Ramzan, Khalid Rehman Hakeem

2. Degraded Soils: Origin, Types and Management
Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman, Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Farooq Qayyum, Saifullah, Muhammad Rizwan, Shafaqat Ali, Fatima Akmal, Hinnan Khalid

3. Nitrogen Management in Rice-Wheat Cropping System in Salt-Affected Soils
Behzad Murtaza, Ghulam Murtaza, Muhammad Sabir, Muhammad Amjad, Muhammad Imran

4. Management of Acid Sulfate Soils for Sustainable Rice Cultivation in Malaysia
Qurban Ali Panhwar, Umme Aminun Naher, Jusop Shamshuddin, Othman Radziah, Khalid Rehman Hakeem

5. Petroleum Hydrocarbons-Contaminated Soils: Remediation Approaches
Hafiz Naeem Asghar, Hafiz Muhammad Rafique, Zahir Ahmad Zahir, Muhammad Yahya Khan, Muhammad Javed Akhtar, Muhammad Naveed, Muhammad Saleem

6. Environmental Impacts of Nitrogen Use in Agriculture, Nitrate Leaching and Mitigation Strategies
Sadia Bibi, Saifullah, Asif Naeem, Saad Dahlawi

7. Potassium for Sustainable Agriculture
Abdul Wakeel, Mehreen Gul, Christian Zörb

8. Weathering and Approaches to Evaluation of Weathering Indices for Soil Profile Studies – An Overview
Sartaj A. Wani, G. R. Najar, J. A. Wani, Mohmad Ramzan, Khalid Rehman Hakeem

9. Pesticides Pollution in Agricultural Soils of Pakistan
Muhammad Shahid, Ashfaq Ahmad, Sana Khalid, Hafiz Faiq Siddique, Muhammad Farhan Saeed, Muhammad Rizwan Ashraf, Muhammad Sabir, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Muhammad Bilal, Syed Tatheer Alam Naqvi, Irshad Bibi, Eric Pinelli

10. Iron Biofortification of Cereals Grown Under Calcareous Soils: Problems and Solutions
Pia Muhammad Adnan Ramzani, Muhammad Khalid, Muhammad Naveed, Ayesha Irum, Waqas-ud-Din Khan, Salma Kausar

11. Boron Toxicity in Salt-Affected Soils and Effects on Plants
Tayyaba Naz, Javaid Akhtar, Muhammad Mazhar Iqbal, Muhammad Anwar Haq, Muhammad Saqib

12. Silicon: A Beneficial Nutrient Under Salt Stress, Its Uptake Mechanism and Mode of Action
Waqas-ud-Din Khan, Tariq Aziz, Muhammad Aamer Maqsood, M. Sabir, Hamaad Raza Ahmad, Pia Muhammad Adnan Ramzani, M. Naseem

13. Soil Microflora – An Extensive Research
Sameen Ruqia Imadi, Mustafeez Mujtaba Babar, Humna Hasan, Alvina Gul

14. Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Boon for Plant Nutrition and Soil Health
Mehraj Khanday, Rouf Ahmad Bhat, Shamsul Haq, Moonisa Aslam Dervash, Asma Absar Bhatti, Mehru Nissa, Mohd Ramzan Mir

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Azotobacter chroococcum – A Potential Biofertilizer in Agriculture: An Overview
Sartaj A. Wani, Subhash Chand, Muneeb A. Wani, M. Ramzan, Khalid Rehman Hakeem

16. Sources and Composition of Waste Water: Threats to Plants and Soil Health
Hamaad Raza Ahmad, Tariq Aziz, Muhammad Zia-ur-Rehman, Muhammad Sabir, Hinnan Khalid

17. Soil Amendments for Heavy Metal Immobilization Using Different Crops
Mahar Amanullah, Amjad Ali, Wang Ping, Wang Quan, Shen Feng, Altaf Hussain Lahori, Li Ronghua, Mukesh Kumar Awasthi, Zhang Zengqiang, Münir Öztürk

18. Climate Change: Impacts on Carbon Sequestration, Biodiversity and Agriculture
Zulfiqar Ahmad, Shermeen Tahir

Nyckelord: Life Sciences, Agriculture, Soil Science & Conservation, Environmental Chemistry, Plant Breeding/Biotechnology