Soil Carbon Fractionation: Techniques and Protocols
暫譯: 土壤碳分級：技術與流程

這本教科書提供了對碳分數及其估算實驗室程序的全面且系統的理解。它既是一本實用的實驗室手冊，也是一本教育指南，促進土壤碳研究的知識傳播和技能發展。它將所有與土壤碳分級相關的程序，包括活性碳、緩慢碳和被動碳庫，整合成一份文件，並提供詳細的方法學。為了確保完整和正確的實施，每種方法都附有相關的化學反應、原理，以及以流程圖和計算形式呈現的逐步協議。本書旨在簡化土壤研究者的工作流程，減少準備時間。它推廣高端碳分析儀，作為可持續、低廢棄物的替代傳統方法，與現代環境和農業韌性目標相一致。

本書專為在土壤科學及相關學科領域工作的高級研究生和研究人員而設。

Dr. Santosh Kale is an Associate Scientist at ICRISAT with 6 years of expertise in promoting waste-to-wealth practices that support regenerative agriculture techniques in a range of agro-ecologies to improve carbon build-up at various production system levels. He has a doctorate in soil science and specializes in soil carbon dynamics, nutrient management, crop production, soil fertility, biochar, and soil carbon sequestration. He completed his Ph.D. from Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri, India. He has over 25 research articles, book chapters, and popular articles published.

Dr. Rakesh S is an Associate Scientist at ICRISAT, monitoring strategic research trials of regenerative agriculture practices across diverse agro-ecologies. He has +8 years of experience in soil science research and has published over 60 research articles in reputed international and national journals. His research expertise includes conservation agriculture, carbon sequestration, carbon dynamics, soil fertility, plant nutrition, integrated nutrient management, land restoration, and climate change adaptation.

Dr. Pushpajeet L. Choudhari is serving as a Soil Scientist at ICRISAT with over 7 years of experience in managing the FAO-GLOSOLAN registered state-of-the-art laboratory. He chairs the Asian Soil Laboratory Network (FAO-SEALNET) and is known for harmonizing SOPs, ensuring quality and accuracy in soil and crop quality analysis, conforming to the international standards. His research work focuses on soil health monitoring, carbon sequestration, regenerative agriculture, and soil test-based nutrient management. He is at the forefront of leading bilateral/government-funded projects related to soil health monitoring, carbon sequestration, and sustainable soil health management. He has published research papers and book chapters in peer-reviewed journals and continues to mentor Ph.D. scholars, researchers in soil science.

Dr. Gajanan Sawargaonkar is a system agronomist with over 20 years of experience in designing, planning, and scaling up regenerative agricultural practices across different cropping systems and agroecology. Dr Sawargaonkar has steered various research initiatives, along with a consortium of international and national organizations, pertaining to cropping system designing, management, and crop diversification/intensification. His efforts are directed towards building system resilience in dryland agro-ecologies and contribute to bringing in positive impacts on soil health, system productivity, profitability, and system resilience. Dr Sawargaonkar has published more than 45 research papers, 25 technical papers/research abstracts, and 30 extension articles.

Dr. Ramesh Singh currently holds the position of Principal Scientist & Cluster Lead - ICRISAT Development Centre under the Global Research Program on Resilient Farm & Food Systems. He earned his Ph.D. from the GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, India, and has 27 years of research and development experience in the areas of landscape resource conservation, following a land resource inventory and hydrology-based approach. He has high-level expertise in designing a range of cost-effective rainwater harvesting structure considering landscape terrain.

Dr. Mangi Lal Jat is a well-recognized Systems Agronomist with over 26 years of rich experience in systems science across the developing world. Currently, Dr. Jat serves as Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), and Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), India, where he provides visionary leadership to India's national agricultural research and education system. Previously, as Global Research Program Director for the Resilient Farm and Food Systems (RF & FS) program at ICRISAT, he led multi-disciplinary research teams across five clusters - climate adaptation and mitigation science, geo-spatial and big data sciences, digital agriculture, landscapes, soil health and water science, and the ICRISAT Development Center. His scientific, strategic, and partnership guidance has been pivotal in advancing resilience-focused agricultural innovations at global and regional scales. Dr. Jat has a PhD in agronomy with a specialization in soil moisture conservation in rainfed pearl millet from ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi.

Dr. Santosh Kale 是 ICRISAT 的副研究員，擁有 6 年的專業經驗，致力於推廣廢物轉化為財富的實踐，以支持各種農業生態系統中的再生農業技術，改善各生產系統層級的碳累積。他擁有土壤科學博士學位，專長於土壤碳動態、養分管理、作物生產、土壤肥力、生物炭及土壤碳封存。他在印度拉胡里的甘地普爾農業大學（Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth）完成了博士學位，已發表超過 25 篇研究文章、書籍章節及流行文章。

Dr. Rakesh S 是 ICRISAT 的副研究員，負責監測不同農業生態系統中再生農業實踐的戰略研究試驗。他在土壤科學研究方面擁有超過 8 年的經驗，並在知名的國際和國內期刊上發表了超過 60 篇研究文章。他的研究專長包括保育農業、碳封存、碳動態、土壤肥力、植物營養、綜合養分管理、土地恢復及氣候變遷適應。

Dr. Pushpajeet L. Choudhari 擔任 ICRISAT 的土壤科學家，擁有超過 7 年的經驗，負責管理 FAO-GLOSOLAN 登記的先進實驗室。他是亞洲土壤實驗室網絡（FAO-SEALNET）的主席，以協調標準作業程序（SOPs）而聞名，確保土壤和作物質量分析的質量和準確性，符合國際標準。他的研究工作專注於土壤健康監測、碳封存、再生農業及基於土壤測試的養分管理。他在土壤健康監測、碳封存及可持續土壤健康管理方面領導雙邊/政府資助的項目，並已在同行評審的期刊上發表研究論文和書籍章節，持續指導土壤科學的博士生和研究人員。

Dr. Gajanan Sawargaonkar 是一位系統農藝學家，擁有超過 20 年的經驗，專注於設計、規劃及擴大不同作物系統和農業生態中的再生農業實踐。Sawargaonkar 博士引導了多個研究計劃，與國際和國內組織的聯盟合作，涉及作物系統設計、管理及作物多樣化/強化。他的努力旨在提高乾旱農業生態系統的系統韌性，並對土壤健康、系統生產力、盈利能力及系統韌性產生積極影響。Sawargaonkar 博士已發表超過 45 篇研究論文、25 篇技術論文/研究摘要及 30 篇推廣文章。

Dr. Ramesh Singh 目前擔任 ICRISAT 發展中心的首席科學家及集群負責人，負責全球韌性農場與食品系統研究計劃。他在印度甘比潘特農業科技大學（GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology）獲得博士學位，擁有 27 年的研究和發展經驗，專注於景觀資源保護，採用土地資源清查和水文學方法。他在設計各種具成本效益的雨水收集結構方面擁有高水平的專業知識，考慮到景觀地形。

Dr. Mangi Lal Jat 是一位備受認可的系統農藝學家，擁有超過 26 年的豐富經驗，專注於發展中國家的系統科學。目前，Jat 博士擔任印度農業研究與教育部（DARE）秘書及印度農業研究委員會（ICAR）總幹事，為印度的國家農業研究和教育系統提供遠見領導。之前，他作為 ICRISAT 韌性農場與食品系統（RF & FS）計劃的全球研究計劃主任，領導跨五個集群的多學科研究團隊，涵蓋氣候適應與緩解科學、地理空間與大數據科學、數位農業、景觀、土壤健康與水科學及 ICRISAT 發展中心。他的科學、戰略及夥伴關係指導對於推進全球及區域層面的韌性導向農業創新至關重要。Jat 博士擁有農藝學博士學位，專攻雨養珍珠小米的土壤水分保護，畢業於印度農業研究所（ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, IARI），新德里。