Soil Health Management in Plantation Crops

Contents: 1. Soil health management in arecanut and cocoa/S. Sujatha, Ravi Bhat and P. Chowdappa. 2. Soil health management in coconut/V. Selvamani, H. P. Maheswarappa and P. Chowdappa. 3. Soil health management in cashew/T. R. Rupa. 4. Soil health management in Coffee/J.S. Nagaraja, M. Violet D’Souza and Y. Raghuramulu. 5. Soil health management in oil palm/S K. Behera. B. Narsimha Rao and K. Suresh. 6. Soil health management in natural rubber/M. Joseph. 7. Soil health management in spice crops/V. Srinivasan, R. Dinesh and S. Hamza.

There is need to shift from nutrient management to a holistic soil health management approach to unlock the stagnation in enhancing the crop productivity. This book provides a glimpse of management options derived through intense research efforts, for preserving soil health for the sustained crop productivity in plantation crops sector.