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CHAPTER 12
SOIL SOLARIZATION AND MOISTURE
CONSERVATION PRACTICES TO
COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE
PRAMOD KUMAR 1 , SOM DEV SHARMA 2 ,
SHAILENDRA KUMAR YADAV 3 , and VINOD KUMAR 4
1 Regional Horticultural Research Station, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of
Horticulture and Forestry, Sharbo (Reckong Peo), District Kinnaur,
Himachal Pradesh-172 107, India.
2 Department of Fruit Science, Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture
and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
3 Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute,
Research Centre, Chandigarh (UT), India.
4 Department of Food Science and Technology, Bihar Agricultural University,
Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India.
CONTENTS
Abstract ................................................................................................. 214
12.1 Introduction .............................................................................. 214
12.2 Practical Utility of Soil Solarization ........................................ 215
12.3 Principles of Soil Solarization ................................................. 216
12.4 Mechanism of Solarization Practice ........................................ 217
12.5 Horticultural Importance of Soil Solarization .......................... 218
12.6 Soil Preparation ........................................................................ 218
12.7 Soil Moisture ............................................................................ 219
12.8 Soil Solarization and Weed Control ......................................... 219
12.9 Soil Nutrients Availability ........................................................ 220
12.10 Soil Organic Amendments ....................................................... 220
12.11 Agriculturally Important and Beneficial Micro-Biota ............. 221
Keywords ............................................................................................. 225
References ............................................................................................. 225
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