Impact of Climate Changes on Soil Properties
Mahendru Kumar Gautam*
Dept. of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh (221 005), India
Alok Mourya
College of Post Graduate Studies in Agricultural Sciences, Central Agricultural University (Imphal), Meghalaya (793103), India
Uday Pratap Singh
C.S.A. University of Agriculture & Technology, Nawabganj, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (208 002), India
Ranjeet Kumar
C.S.A. University of Agriculture & Technology, Nawabganj, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh (208 002), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Climate, Ecosystems, Plant, Soil
Abstract
Climate change is expected to have a vigorous impact on soils and its ecosystems due to increase in temperature and changes in precipitation (amount and frequency), thereby altering the biogeochemical and hydrological cycles. The several phenomena associated with climate change and anthropogenic activity affecting the soils. The increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration, growth rates, water-use efficiency of crops and natural vegetation in so far as other factors do not become limiting. However, scarcity of water may prevent water existence used for irrigation. Increasing damage to the land, or land degradation, will occur in the form of soil erosion, desertification, salinization, or loss of peat soils, further influencing on the capability of soils to support the needs of agriculture.
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