The book addresses every aspect of soil health management starting from the soil physical, chemical and biological health, use of AI-driven machine learning approaches in soil health management, drought monitoring and assessment, hyperspectral remote sensing and thermal imaging, assessment and monitoring of soil ecosystem services in a lucid language. It is having eighteen chapters altogether that systematically cover the advanced approaches and techniques of soil and plant health management. The book deals sensory technology, spectroscopic methods, simulation modelling, remote sensing and UAVs which is indeed an apt topic and relevant to the present context.

The book extensively discusses the complex soil-plant-atmosphere continuum and emphasizes developing tailored technologies suitable for diverse agro-climatic conditions. It thoroughly examines modern technological approaches, including thermal imaging, hyperspectral remote sensing, soil quality and ecosystem service assessments, simulation modeling for abiotic stress management, drought monitoring, nanotechnology applications in agriculture, AI-driven machine learning methods for soil health assessment, and conservation agriculture strategies.

1. Thermal Imaging Techniques for Crop Health Assessment  Koushik Banerjee, P. Krishnan, Suman Dutta, K.G. Mandal Shreya Nivesh, Vikas Paradkar, Suman  Sen, Debasish Roy S.K. Purbey, S.K. Samal

2. Use of Hyperspectral Remote Sensing in Agriculture for Sustainable Soil and Crop Health
     Assessment: Application and Prospect Debasish Chakraborty, Nilimesh Mridha, Arijit Barman and Koushik Bag

3   Recent Advances in Soil Quality Assessment for Better Agriculture Debarati Bhaduri, Sunanda Biswas, Manimala Mahato and Amrita Daripa

4.  Quantification and Assessment of Ecosystem Services from Agriculture Dhiraj Kumar, Nishant K Sinha, Jitendra Kumar, RH Wanjari Rahul Mishra, Avinash Pandey and Anil Nagwanshi

5.  Modelling Soil Water Balance and Root Water Uptake K.K. Bandyopadhyay, S. Pradhan and A. Sarangi

6.  Assessment and Management of Soil Hydrothermal Regimes for Better Agriculture Nandita Mandal and Pragati Pramanik Maity

7.  Sensor-based Soil Health Management in Precision Farming  Abir Choudhury, Sidhu Murmu, Kanu Murmu, Nafisa, Samayita Basu and Arup Sarkar

8.  Role of Nanotechnology in Managing Soil Health Pedda Ghouse Peera Sheikh Kulsum, Rubina Khanam, Mohammad Shahid, Rajalaxmi Sahoo

9.  Utilizing Crop Modelling to Enhance Abiotic Stress Resilience in Agriculture   Anupama Aryal, Shivani Kothiyal, Sonam Sah and RN Singh

10.  Soil Biological Health Assessment and Management for Improving Crop Growth  Sonali Paul Mazumdar, Sunanda Biswas, Debarati Datta, B. Majumdar, N.M. Alam, Anindita Pal and Gouranga Kar

11.  Impact of Agricultural Management Practices on Soil Strength and Root Growth Nishant K. Sinha, Dhiraj Kumar, Rahul Mishra, Jitendra Kumar, J. K. Thakur, Alka Rani, Avinash & Pandey, N.K. Lenka

12.  Soil Chemical Health Assessment for Sustainable Crop Production Bibhash Chandra Verma, Soumya Saha, Mahasweta Chakraborty and Prodipto Sow

13.  Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Soil Health and Crop Growth Studies Abhradip Sarkar and Pragati Pramanik Maity

14.  Advances in Monitoring Pond Soil and Water Health for Better Aquaculture Abira Banerjee and G.N. Chattopadhyay

15.  Soil Management Practices to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emission in The Era of Climate Change Apoorva M.S. and Arti Bhatia

16.  Advances in Water Management for Productive Utilization of Salt–Affected Soils Bhaskar Narjary, Nirmalendu Basak, Satyendra Kumar and Arvind Kumar Rai

17.  Microwave Remote Sensing for Estimation of Soil Moisture Sugavaneshwaran Kannan and Joydeep Mukherjee

18.  Drought Impacts on Soil Properties and Productivity of Some Arable Crops in India Nandita Mandal, Sujan Adak, Sonali Paul Mazumdar Pragati Pramanik Maity