Formation and persistence of Mollisols on zeolitic Deccan basalt of humid tropical India

Bhattacharyya, T.; Pal, Dilip Kumar; Lal, S. K.; Chandran, P.; Ray, S.K.

doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2006.04.021

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“…These zeolitized soils, rich in Ca 2+ ions, are often calcareous 8,19 . These Ca-rich zeolites have been termed as natural soil modifiers 21,22 . Besides zeolites, SAT soils also contain another soil modifier like gypsum 13 .…”

Section: Natural Process Of Resilience In Sat Soilsmentioning

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Resilience of the Semi-Arid Tropical Soils

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Soils in the semi-arid tropics (SAT) are subject to chemical degradation mostly due to climatic reasons which make the pedo-environment hostile to form calcium carbonate. This triggers an overall deterioration of soil properties affecting its physical and chemical parameters. Such soils require management interventions which may include chemical and other phytoremediation process. The present paper details this process of degradation in light of resilience of these soils of SAT.

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Resilience of the Semi-Arid Tropical Soils

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“…In general, these calcareous Vertisols and their intergrades in India cover 229 million ha area (Pal et al, 2000a). However, many of these soils do not have CaCO 3 > 40% in their control section (Bhattacharyya et al, 2006, 2009b; Srivastava et al, 2002; Pal, 2003) (Fig. 2, Table 4).…”

Section: Vertisols and Their Classificationmentioning

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Soil Classification Following the US Taxonomy: An Indian Commentary

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More than 50 yr ago US soil taxonomy was adopted in India. Since then many researchers have contributed their thoughts to enrich the soil taxonomy. The National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSS & LUP) (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) as a premier soil survey institute has been consistently using benchmark soil series to understand the rationale of the soil taxonomy, keeping in view the soil genesis from different rock systems under various physiographic locations in tropical India. The present review is a humble effort to present this information.

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“…Mollisols have also been reported from hilly regions of the southern peninsular and north‐eastern India (Krishnan et al, 1996; Das et al, 1996; Shiva Prasad et al, 1998). However, Mollisols of the humid tropical climatic conditions of the Western Ghats and Satpura Range developed on Deccan basalt are acidic and fairly weathered (Bhattacharyya et al, 2006; Table 3). This is in contrast to the commonly reported calcareous Mollisols (Fanning and Fanning, 1989).…”

Section: Organic Carbon Sequestration In Soils Of Tropical Climatementioning

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“…This is in contrast to the commonly reported calcareous Mollisols (Fanning and Fanning, 1989). The Indian Mollisols of humid tropical climate contain Ca‐zeolites, which act as a source of base‐rich heulandites that helps them persist even in adverse humid tropical climate with mean annual rainfall ranging from 1,400 to 3,300 mm (Bhattacharyya et al, 2006). The loss of bases during the leaching of soils has thus been continuously replenished by the steady supply of bases from heulandites (Ca‐zeolites).…”

Section: Organic Carbon Sequestration In Soils Of Tropical Climatementioning

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Processes Determining the Sequestration and Maintenance of Carbon in Soils: A Synthesis of Research from Tropical India

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Soil organic carbon (SOC) is the major determinant of soil quality, and it greatly influences global carbon cycling and climate change. This paper is a synthesis of the literature on soil carbon research in India, including soil organic and inorganic carbon stocks, in the form of thematic maps for national and regional level planning at bioclimatic systems and agroecological subregion levels in the country. The potential role of soils in mitigating the global warming effects of atmospheric CO2 is discussed using results from Indian tropical soils. The database on Indian soils collected through natural resource inventory and soil carbon and crop modeling approaches show that sequestration of atmospheric CO2 occurs as pedogenic carbonates and plays role as a soil modifier in enhancing soil organic carbon in the drier parts of the country through management interventions. Clearly, soils can act as a potential medium for sequestering atmospheric CO2 to mitigate the global warming effect.

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Formation and persistence of Mollisols on zeolitic Deccan basalt of humid tropical India

Cited by 50 publications

References 23 publications

Resilience of the Semi-Arid Tropical Soils

Resilience of the Semi-Arid Tropical Soils

Soil Classification Following the US Taxonomy: An Indian Commentary

Processes Determining the Sequestration and Maintenance of Carbon in Soils: A Synthesis of Research from Tropical India

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