Role of microtopography in the formation of sodic soils in the semi-arid part of the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India
Alluvial plain ; Arid area ; Ganges River ; India ; Micromorphology ; Mineralogy ; Neotectonics ; Pedogenesis ; Saline soil ; Semi-arid area ; Soil properties ; UttarPradesh
In the northwestern part of the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP), India, non-sodic and moderately sodic soils occur on microhigh (MH) and highly sodic soils on microlow (ML) position under a semi-arid climate. The main soil-forming processes have been