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.

1. Spheres of Earth
   
2. Rocks and Minerals
3. Weathering
4. Soil Genesis and Formation
5. Soil Profile
6. Soil Classification
7. Soil Taxonomy
8. Soil Survey and Mapping
9. Remote Sensing, Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS)
10. Land Evaluation
11. Soil Colloids
12. Problematic Soils
13. Functions, Deficiencies of Major and Micronutrients
14. Appendix
15. Glossary of Soil Terms
    
16. List of Symbols and Abbreviations