Soil responds to climate change: is soil science in India responding to?

摘要

This paper addresses the following questions: (1) How will the changes in climatic variables affect nutrient availability in Indian soil?; (2) Is there any possible biochemical adaptation in the soil to increase the availability of nutrients under changing climate?; and (3) What are the other climatic impacts on the soil and soil processes which can affect the sustainability of crop production in the future world of changing climate? An overview of the research papers concerning soil responses to climate change, published in major soil science journals in the last 10 years, presents a dismal picture as far as the efforts and contribution of the Indian researchers are concerned.