Earth: One name for two things

Calhoun, F.G. (1984) Earth: One name for two things. Documentation. North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

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Abstract

The planet we share, the soils at our feet. Both are in danger. We look around the world and find ourselves needy, angry, starving. Thie dusts of Africa descend on us all. In the tropics, our good land is crowded, there isn't enough. We are leaving the riverbanks, comif.g down from the mountains, up from the coasts. We sew the dry edges of deserts with grain. We torch the stiff brush of savannas so cattle can graze. We slash at the jungle, raise a scant crop in its ash, and move on...

Item Type:	Monograph (Documentation)
Author Affiliation:	Soil Scientist (Pedology), Texas A & M University
Subjects:	Soil Science and Microbiology > Soil Sciences
Divisions:	General
Depositing User:	Ms K Syamalamba
Date Deposited:	17 Oct 2013 06:18
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2013 06:18
URI:	http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/11991

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