This book entitled, Soil Conservation and Fertility Management is written to serve a reference/guide book for the students of agriculture, veterinary, soil conservation and field practitioners. The book fills the need for an up-to-date comprehensive text on Soil and Water Conservation, and Soil Fertility Management for Farming under varying situations for the students at under graduate and post graduate levels. This book will be of immense use in imparting knowledge on the basic principles and applied aspects of the farming for soil and water conservation for students, teachers, scientists, extension workers and professionals engaged in agricultural development.

The coverage of twenty five chapters brings out all aspects of Soil Conservation and Soil fertility Management for farming, which includes Introduction; Soil development; Soil formation; Soil colloids and clay minerals; Saline, alkaline and acid soils; Soil organic matter; Soil and water relationship; Role of water; Hydrologic cycle; Environment and soil erosion; Soil and water conservation; Soil fertility and productivity; Soil conservation; Moisture stress and conservation in dry lands; Soil fertility management and fertilizer use; Management of pasture and waste lands; Agro-forestry and social forestry; Watershed management, Development of dry land agriculture in India; Agronomic measures in soil and water conservation; Loss of nutrients from the soil; Soil amendments; Bio-fertilizers; Land utilization and production pattern; Sustainable agriculture with adequate references.. Each chapter is brief comprehensive and full-fledged with respect to technical information.