Chapter 2
Beyond the Horizons: Challenges and Prospects
for Soil Science and Soil Care in Southeast Asia
Karl Stahr, Gerhard Clemens, Ulrich Schuler, Petra Erbe, Volker Haering,
Nguyen Dinh Cong, Michael Bock, Vu Dinh Tuan, Heinrich Hagel,
Bui Le Vinh, Wanida Rangubpit, Adichat Surinkum, Jan Willer,
Joachim Ingwersen, Mehdi Zarei, and Ludger Herrmann
Abbreviations
CEC
Cation exchange capacity
CV
Coefficient of variation
K. Stahr (*) • G. Clemens • P. Erbe • V. Haering • M. Zarei • L. Herrmann
Department of Soil Science and Petrography (310a), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
e-mail: Karl.Stahr@uni-hohenheim.de
U. Schuler
Department of Soil Science and Petrography (310a), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Federal Institute of Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hanover, Germany
N.D. Cong • B. Le Vinh
Department of Soil Science and Petrography (310a), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Hanoi University of Agriculture, Hanoi, Vietnam
M. Bock • J. Willer
Federal Institute of Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Hanover, Germany
V.D. Tuan
Department of Plant Production in the Tropics and Subtropics (380b), University of Hohenheim,
Stuttgart, Germany
H. Hagel
Department of Computer Applications and Business Management in Agriculture (410c),
Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, Germany
W. Rangubpit • A. Surinkum
Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), Bangkok, Thailand
J. Ingwersen
Department of Biogeophysics (310d), University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
H.L. Fro ¨hlich et al. (eds.), Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Southeast
Asia: Innovations and Policies for Mountainous Areas, Springer Environmental
Science and Engineering, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-33377-4_2,
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