Editorial Book

Book Title: Recent Research Trends in Soil Science (Volume 1)

PAID ACCESS | Published on : 26-Aug-2026 | Pages: 88-102 | Doi : 10.37446/volbook122026/88-102

Climate-Smart Soil Management

• Souvan Kumar Patra
• Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Science, University of Calcutta, 51/2, Hazra Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.


• Subham Chakraborty
• Ph.D. (Ag.) in Agronomy, Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Science, University of Calcutta, 51/2, Hazra Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.


• Gurupada Saren
• Secretary, Faculty Council for Undergraduate studies, University of Calcutta, 87/1, College Street, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.


• Ashim Kumar Dolai
• Assistant Professor, Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Science, University of Calcutta, 51/2, Hazra Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Abstract

Keywords

Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) Sequestration, Abiotic Soil Stress, Biochar Pyrolysis, Nitrification Inhibitors, Carbon Farming, Biogeochemical Modeling, Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD), Hydro-thermal Buffering

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