G. Byju
Soil is one of the precious natural resources which needs to be protected and preserved with utmost attention and care. Technically, soil forms the pedosphere; the interface between the lithosphere (rocky part of the planet) and the biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. More generally, soil is a three phase system comprised of various combinations of naturally-derived solids including fine to coarse-grained rocks and minerals, organic mater (including living ...