Introduction
Agricultural Sciences is a component of Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Engineering and Technology Resources in the global Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), which is an integrated compendium of twenty one Encyclopedias.
The theme on Agricultural Sciences with contributions from distinguished experts in the field discusses this multi-disciplinary field that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. These two volumes are aimed at the following five major target audiences: University and College students Educators, Professional practitioners, Research personnel and Policy analysts, managers, and decision makers and NGOs
Editor(s) Biography
Rattan Lal is a Professor of Soil Science in the School of Natural Resources, Director of the Carbon Management and Sequestration Center, and Director of the South Asia Initiative at The Ohio State University, Columbus. The author, coauthor, or editor of numerous journal articles, book chapters, and books, including the Encyclopedia of Soil Science and Principles of Soil Physics (both titles, Marcel Dekker, Inc.), he received the B.Sc. degree (1963) in agriculture from the Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, the M.Sc. degree (1965) in soil science from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India, the Ph.D. degree (1968) in soil physics from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, and the Doctor of Science degree (2001) from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. Director, Carbon Management and Sequestration program of FAES/OARDC Fellow, Soil Science Society of America Winner, International Soil Science Award, SSSA ,Ohio State University, Columbus,U.S.A
