Question

"How do soil characteristics play an important role in the economic development of a region? Give two indian examples to explain it.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Soil degradation has raised some serious debate, and it is an important issue in the modern era. It refers to the decline in soil’s inherent capacity to produce economic goods and perform ecologic functions. It is the net result of dynamic soil degradative and restorative processes regulated by natural and anthropogenic factors. The degree of soil degradation depends on soil’s susceptibility to degradative processes, land use, the duration of degradative land use, and the management. Soil and water degradation are also related to overall environmental quality, of which water pollution and the “greenhouse effect” are two major concerns of global significance. Recent global concerns over increased atmospheric CO2, which can potentially alter the earth’s climate systems, have resulted in raising interest in studying Soil organic matter (SOM) dynamics and carbon (SOC) sequestration capacity in various ecosystems [1]. Soils represent an important terrestrial stock of C and approximately two to three times as much as terrestrial vegetation and atmosphere, respectively, and the C in the SOM of agricultural land is composed of dominant terrestrial C stock. Soil quality is the capacity of a soil to function within ecosystem boundaries to sustain biological productivity, maintain environmental quality, and promote plant and animal health and thus has a profound effect on the health and productivity of a given ecosystem and the environment related to it.