There are few books in soil science which satisfies the requirements of students who want to pursue career in pedology, particularly preparing for competitive examinations. This book is designed to satisfy their needs and is presented in a systematic manner to understand every fundamental aspect related to agropedology. This book covers all the basic concepts of agropedology viz., rocks and minerals, weathering, soil forming factors and processes, soil classification, taxonomy and remote sensing. Some of the new topics like remote sensing, geographic information system and GPS were also included. This book will be very much useful for those students preparing for NET, ARS, JRF, SRF and PG and Ph.D. entrance examinations.

Spheres of Earth

Rocks and Minerals

Weathering

Soil Genesis and Formation

Soil Profile

Soil Classification

Soil Taxonomy

Soil Survey and Mapping

Remote Sensing, Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS)

Land Evaluation

Soil Colloids

Problematic Soils

Functions, Deficiencies of Major and Micronutrients

Appendix

Glossary of Soil Terms

List of Symbols and Abbreviations