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Adapting Soils to Climate Change: Conservation Strategies for a Resilient Future

Muhilan Gangadaran , Bagavathi Ammal U , Elavarasi P , Aayush Kaushal , Mohamed Aseemudheen M
Volume : 113
Issue: March(1-3)
Pages: 25 - 34
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Abstract


Soil represents a three-phase system that acts as a medium for agricultural production. Notably, at present, there were abrupt climate changes like an increase in temperature, a drastic shift in rainfall pattern, precipitation, relative humidity, and many more were noticed, which not only affect plant physiological function, but also for soil individual properties (physical, chemical, and biological) which ultimately hinders crop growth and development leads to limited food production. An increase of 1 degree Celsius was found to increase pest population incidence by 20-30%, reducing yield by 6%. Suitable management practices were crucial for mitigating the effects of climate change. Many studies have focused on management practices for crop health, neglecting the physiological functions and soil management processes. This review briefly emphasizes the significance of the changing climate on various soil individual properties and the suitable mitigation strategies, such as system of farming practices, inter-cropping, crop diversification, cover crops, beneficial microbial amendment, conservation tillage, and other precision technologies, which were involved for better crop production and to sustain the agro-ecological system under a changing climate.

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© The Author(s), 2026. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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Climate Health Production Soil Sustainability.

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Muhlian, G., Ammal, B., Elavarasi, P., Kaushal, A., & Aseemudheen, M. (2026). Adapting soils to climate change: Conservation strategies for a resilient future. Madras Agricultural Journal, 113(1–3), 25–34. https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.2611243

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Muhlian, G.; Ammal, B.; Elavarasi, P.; Kaushal, A.; Aseemudheen, M. Adapting Soils to Climate Change: Conservation Strategies for a Resilient Future. Madras Agric. J. 2026, 113 (1–3), 25–34. https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.2611243

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Muhlian G, Ammal B, Elavarasi P, Kaushal A, Aseemudheen M. Adapting soils to climate change: Conservation strategies for a resilient future. Madras Agricultural Journal. 2026;113(1–3):25-34. doi:10.29321/MAJ.10.2611243

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