Tuesday, 11 July 2006: 10:15 AM
Convention Center, Room 111AB, First Floor
38: 4.5A History of Soil Science in Developing Countries - Oral
Sponsor:WCSS
Presiding:Eric Brevik, Valdosta State Univ.
Convenors:Daniel Yaalon, Hebrew University, Givat Ram Campus
Anthony Young, University of East Anglia
10:15 AM38-1Soil Survey in Developing Countries, with Special Reference to British Overseas Territories.
Anthony Young, Univ of East Anglia
10:45 AM38-2The Importance of Colonial Research in the Development of French Pedology.
Christian Feller, IRD Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
11:05 AM38-3Soils of the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India : Their Historical Perspective and Management.
D.K. Pal, Division of Soil Resource Studies, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, T. Bhattacharyya, Division of Soil Resource Studies, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, P. Srivastava, Dept of Geology, Univ of Delhi, P. Chandran, Division of Soil Resource Studies, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, S.K. Ray, Division of Soil Resource Studies, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning
11:25 AM38-4History and Development of Soil Science in Mexico.
Javier M. Gonzalez, Appalachian Farming Systems Research Center, Agricultural Research Services, US Dept. of Agriculture, Eusebio Ventura Jr., Faculta de Ingenieria, Univ Autónoma de Queretaro, Javier Z. Castellanos, Campo Experimental Bajío. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales y Agropecuarias
11:45 AM38-5Historic Interactions between the U.S. and Chinese Soil Scientists on Modern Soil Science Development in China.
Ming Chen, Everglades Research and Education Center, Univ of Florida, H. H. Cheng, Soil, Water, and Climate Dept, Univ of Minnesota

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