This book highlights the major challenges facing by the soil resources, allowing readers to understand the future perspective of soils of Nepal. ‘The Soils of Nepal’ is a part of ‘World Soils Book Series’ and intended for global audiences, including students, educators, and soil scientists who are interested to know about young soils of Nepal. The information about soils of Nepal has been reported in the form of government reports, peer-review articles, and gray literature. In this book, we tried to consolidate the information from all possible authentic sources. So, this is the first attempt to give a comprehensive, richly illustrated, and up-to-date overview on soils of Nepal. There are twelve chapters in this book—starting from soil research history, climate, geology, major soil types, soil maps, soil classification, and soil fertility. In addition to that, information about soil properties and relation between the dominant soil types of Nepal and their scope of use in the context of soil formation and land use are described. Furthermore, it elucidates the intricate relationship between soil, people, and culture of Nepal Authors are joined from the relevant sectors that have the highest experience in their field. So, this book has an additional impact to promote soils of Nepal beyond the potential market.weiterlesen