Soil Science: Conservation and Nutrient Management

Soil science is the study of soil as a natural resource. It is concerned with various chemical, physical and biological phenomena associated with soil. The tools of soil science are significant to the theory and practice of many disciplines like agriculture, forestry, anthropology, geology, environmental science, etc. Nutrient management, on the other hand, deals with the optimization of nutrient use efficiency, crop yield and quality. This is achieved by combining soil, hydrologic and clim...