Relevance of Soil Mass Volume Relationship - Need for Adoption

摘要

I am indeed honoured to deliver the 4th Dr. T.D. Biswas memorial lecture at the Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur. I am thankful to the Indian Society of Soil Science, New Delhi and the Thrissur Chapter for giving me this opportunity. Dr. T.D.Biswas was an eminent Soil Scientist who contributed immensely to the knowledge of soil physics and more so to the study of physical properties of Indian soils and their improvement for better productivity. He was a dedicated teacher who inspired many. Dr. Biswas was well known for his administrative skills and served the Indian Society of Soil Science in various capacities and also donned the mantle of the President of the Society. Soil physics and soil physical properfies were close to the heart of Dr. Biswas. To pay my tributes and homage to this legendary Soil Scientist, I thought it appropriate to speak on an important issue of soil-mass-volume relationship. Plants draw moisture and nutrition from a volume of soil - hence the relevance of soil-mass-volume relationship.