Soils lie at the heart of some of the most pressing challenges of our time, linking food production, ecosystem resilience and the global climate system. Soil Processes and Climate Solutions: From Carbon Cycling to Climate-Smart Land Management brings together current perspectives on the mechanisms that govern soil carbon storage, transformation and loss, while examining how these processes can inform practical and credible climate solutions. The book explores soil organic and inorganic carbon, particulate and mineral-associated fractions, carbon saturation, deep-soil processes, moisture–carbon feedbacks, nutrient interactions and the roles of roots, microorganisms and minerals in determining carbon persistence. It also evaluates management approaches including agroforestry, regenerative agriculture, biochar application and enhanced weathering, with attention to greenhouse-gas trade-offs, measurement challenges and long-term sustainability. Rather than viewing soil carbon sequestration as a single universal remedy, the volume emphasises context, process understanding and evidence-based management. It is intended to support researchers, students, practitioners and policy professionals seeking a clearer understanding of how soil science can contribute to climate mitigation, adaptation, resilient agriculture and responsible land stewardship.
Author(s)
Dr. Amit Phonglosa
Directorate of Extension Education, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar-751003, Odisha, India.
ISBN 978-81-17350-05-8 (Print)
ISBN 978-81-17350-04-1 (eBook)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-81-17350-05-8
Soils lie at the heart of some of the most pressing challenges of our time, linking food production, ecosystem resilience and the global climate system. Soil Processes and Climate Solutions: From Carbon Cycling to Climate-Smart Land Management brings together current perspectives on the mechanisms that govern soil carbon storage, transformation and loss, while examining how these processes can inform practical and credible climate solutions. The book explores soil organic and inorganic carbon, particulate and mineral-associated fractions, carbon saturation, deep-soil processes, moisture–carbon feedbacks, nutrient interactions and the roles of roots, microorganisms and minerals in determining carbon persistence. It also evaluates management approaches including agroforestry, regenerative agriculture, biochar application and enhanced weathering, with attention to greenhouse-gas trade-offs, measurement challenges and long-term sustainability. Rather than viewing soil carbon sequestration as a single universal remedy, the volume emphasises context, process understanding and evidence-based management. It is intended to support researchers, students, practitioners and policy professionals seeking a clearer understanding of how soil science can contribute to climate mitigation, adaptation, resilient agriculture and responsible land stewardship.