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Soil as an Infinitive Source to Meet the Challenges of Mankind


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Soil is a dynamic natural body that is essential to life; Water movement, water quality, land use, and vegetation productivity all have relationships with soil. Soil as a living dynamic system has been compared to human beings which is the basis and the soul of infinite life. Everything begins in the soil and finally ends in it. Soil is a purifier and acts as a scavenger. The importance of soil conservation, the need to conserve and preserve with respect to the soil has been elaborated in this article in relation to human kind on the way to give emphasis to protect soil to create healthy soil for healthy life.

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Soil, Soul, Perspectives, Dynamic, Inert, Dirt, Stimulus, System, Brain, Imprint, Mother Earth, Scavengers, Capacity, Responsibility, Forbearance, Karma, Conservation.
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Authors

Rajeshwar Malavath
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad (Telangana), India
B. Kranthi Kumar
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad (Telangana), India

Abstract


Soil is a dynamic natural body that is essential to life; Water movement, water quality, land use, and vegetation productivity all have relationships with soil. Soil as a living dynamic system has been compared to human beings which is the basis and the soul of infinite life. Everything begins in the soil and finally ends in it. Soil is a purifier and acts as a scavenger. The importance of soil conservation, the need to conserve and preserve with respect to the soil has been elaborated in this article in relation to human kind on the way to give emphasis to protect soil to create healthy soil for healthy life.

Keywords


Soil, Soul, Perspectives, Dynamic, Inert, Dirt, Stimulus, System, Brain, Imprint, Mother Earth, Scavengers, Capacity, Responsibility, Forbearance, Karma, Conservation.

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