Author: Panabokke, C.R.
Title: Soils and Agro-Ecological Environments of Sri Lanka
Description: Colombo, Natural Resources Authority, (1996). orig. boards. 26x18cm,, xvi, 220 pp,, Series: Natural Resource Series - No. 2. Includes textual tables,maps & diagrams + 2 large folding charts. Frontispiece, folding charts. Minor rubbing, VG. ¶ Contents: The Environmental Backround; Soil Formation, Soil Profile & Soil Identification; The Great Soil Groups of Sri Lanka, their Environmental Setting, Main Characteristics & Taxonomic Placement: Soils of the Wet Zone & Semi-Wet Intermediate Zone; The Soil Landscapes of the Island; Classification of the Soils of Sri Lanka - Past & Present; Agro-Ecological Regions of Sri Lanka; Paddy Soils & Land Systems; Land Evaluation & Land Suitability Assessment; Soil & Agriculture; Sustainable Management of Soil & Land Resources.

Keywords: Sri Lanka, Tropical Soils, Agro-Ecology, Ecology, Soil Science, Agriculture, Agronomy, South Asia, Pedology