Soil and Drought: Basic Processes

Drought, a serious global issue, is being aggravated by climate change. Both pedological and agronomic droughts are a major risk factor with adverse effects on agronomic productivity, food and nutritional security, and human wellbeing. This volume in the Advances in Soil Sciences series:

Considers processes, factors, and causes of pedological/agronomic droughts.

Discusses effects of global warming on soil drought

Describes management options to enhance drought resilience of agricultural soils

Presents soil moisture management options to mitigate drought Includes information on soil health and its effects on drought

Explains innovative options in measurement of soil moisture content