Aavani B. Nair

Sustainable Management and Productive Utilisation of Acid Soils: A Critical Synthesis of Amendments, Biological Adaptation and Systems-Level Trade-offs

Aavani B. Nair, B. Rani, B. Aparna, Gowri Priya & S. Sarada · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2026

Acid soils constrain crop production through interacting chemical, biological and physical processes rather than low pH alone. Aluminium and manganese toxicity, depletion of base cations, restricted phosphorus availability, impaired root exploration and shifts in soil biota can o...