School of Environment & Natural Resources - School of Environment & Natural Resources



School of Environment & Natural Resources
Rattan  Lal
Professor

422B Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd.
Columbus, OH  43210
PHONE: 614.292.9069
FAX: 614.292.7432
EMAIL: lal.1@osu.edu

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Expertise:

Soil physics; carbon sequestration; climate change; food security; tropical soils.

Signature areas: Environmental Quality and Sustainability; Food Security, Production, and Human Health



Curriculum Vita

RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Soil processes and greenhouse effects
• Soil wetness and anaerobiosis
• Sustainable management of soil and water resources
• Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded soils including minelands, soil resilience, water quality, soil structure and compaction
• Conservation tillage
• Agroforestry
• Tropical agriculture
• Natural resources management with emphasis on food security and environmental quality
• Agricultural development in the Third World

List of publications by Rattan Lal