Not AvailableTHE AUTHOR DESCRIBE SOIL AS A PRODUCTION BASE AND EMPHASISE THE NEED OF PROPER UTILIZATION OF THIS MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR SUSTAINED YIELD AS WELL AS FOR KEEPING THE ENVIRONMENT SOUND AND BALANCED. THEY DEFINE THE SOIL, ITS FORMATION , ITS COMPOSITION , SOIL CHARACTERISTICS , ETC EIGHT TYPES OF LANDS ACCORDING TO THEIR CAPABILITIES FOR PRODUCTION HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED.Not Availabl