Issues 2000-2004

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Spatial variability in chemical properties of red soils, Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu   V. Arunkumar, S. Natrajan and R. Sivasamy

Influence of canal irrigation on groundwater fluctuation and soil properties in Jayakwadi command of Mabarashtra   MD. Babar and R. D. Kaplay

Solubility of diammonium phosphate as influenced by coatings of rosin in some soils of Rajasthan   S. C. Meena, B. N. Swami, B. N. Vyas and V. K. Saini

Influence of integrated nutrient management on properties of a Mollisol under okra-pea-tomato cropping sequence   T. R. Singh, S. Singh. S. K. Singh and M. P. Singh

Effect of lignite humic acid on available S and its uptake in turmeric   K. Baskar and K. Sankaran

Integrated land resources appraisal of rainfed chickpea productivity in sub-humid and semi-arid agro-eco-subregions   G. R. Maurthi Sankar, K. S. Gajbhiye, G. P. Gupta, l. P. S. Yadav, P. S. Dharmaraj, V. N. A utkar, C. R. Thyagaraju, V. Ramamurthy, G. Ravindra Chary and K. P. R. Vittal

Dynamics of phosphorus during composting of sugar and distillery industrial wastes   G. C. Sathisha and L. Devarajeln

Characterisation and classification of some soils from Shahibi basin in parts of Haryana and Delhi   T. P. Swarnam, A Velmurugan and Y. S. Rao

Effect of amendments on properties of sodic soil and chemical composition of rice plants   D.P.S. Diwakar, D.P. Kaur, R.C. Singh and R. Prasad

Need for soil-based fertiJizer recommendations as a precision approach than blanket zonal recommendation - A case study of paddy growing soils of Andhra Pradesh   L. G. K. Naidu, R. S. Reddy, S. L. Budihal and S. Srinivas

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Whither to Pedology and Soil Survey-some Thoughts   R. P. Dhir

Pedogenesis in high altitude soils of Meghalaya plateau   B.P. Bhaskar, R. K. Saxena, S. Vadivelu, U. Baruah, P.S. Butte and D.P.Dutta

Land evaluation for cotton suitability in a part of eastern Maharashtra plateau using remote sensing and GIS   M. G. Raghavendra Reddy, G. P. Obi Reddy, A. K. Maji and K. Nageswara Rao

Distribution of DTP A extractable micro nutrients in soils of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh   P.L.A.Satyavathi and M.Suryanarayan Reddy

Inter-relationship between water retention, transmission and some soil parameters of typical saline black soils of Gujarat state   A.K. Nayak, A. R. Chinchmalatpure, G. Gururaja Rao, M. K. Khandelwal and Abhay Nath

Spectral reflectance properties of some shrink-swell soils of Central India as influenced by soil properties   Rajeev Srivastava, Jagdish Prasad and R.K. Saxena

Sulphate sorption studies in some shrink-swell soils   Y.L.N. Murthy

Water retention characteristics of soils of Mohol Agricultural Research Station, Solapur, Maharashtra   A. G. Durgude, V.K.Kharche and J.D.Patil .

Standardization of agronomic requirements for early maturing cotton cultivars on shallow shrink-swell soil   M. V. Venugopalan, P. Tiwary, S. Chatterji, o. Challa and S.A. Kalsarpe

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Influence of land management on morphological, physical and chemical properties of some soils of Bako, Western Ethiopia   Wakene Negassa and Heluf Gebrekidan

Mapping of erosional soil loss in Nanda-Khairi watershed of Nagpur district of Maharashtra using remotely sensed data and GIS techniquesv   Suhas S. Potdar, Rajeev Srivastava, M.S.S. Nagaraju, Jagdish Prasad and R.K. Saxena

Economic implications of land degradation on sustainability and food security in India   A. K. Vasisht, R. P. Singh and V. C. Mathur

Characterization and classification of some typical banana growing soils of Wardha district of Maharashtra   S.H. Kadao, Jagdish Prasad and K.S. Gajbhiye

Spectral reflectance properties of some dominant soils occurring on different altitudinal zones in Uttaranchal Himalayas   R.K. Saxena, K.S. Verma, Rajeev Srivastava, Janardan Yadav, N.K. Patel, R.A. Nasre, A.K. Barthwal, A.A. Shiwalkar and S.L. Londhe

Influence of rock phosphate and P solubilizers on yield, quality and P uptake in green chilli   P.L.Patil and M.B.Madalageri

Water use efficiency of rainfed soybean-safflower cropping system in shrink-swell soils of Central India   T. N. Hajare and D. K. Mandai

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A land use plan for Jorhat district of Assam State   S. Vadivelu, U. Baruah, B.P. Bhaskar, J. Thampi, D. Sarkar, C.S. Walia, D. C. Nayak and A.K. Maji

Characteristics and classification of some rice growing soils of Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh   I.S. Singh and H.P. Agrawal

Cadmium adsorption by some alkaline soils of Punjab state   H.S. Hundal, Raj Kumar and C L Arora

pH dependent Arsenic sorption in an Alfisol and an Entisol of West Bengal   Kaushik Majumdar and S. K. Sanyal

Transformation of soil characteristics under continuous irrigation in rice-based farming system - A case study of Hirakud Command of Orissa   M. Taha and S.S.K. Nanda

Characterization and classification of the soils of upper Maul khad catchment in wet temperate zone of Himachal Pradesh   V.K. Sharma and Anil Kumar

Soil resource information for agricultural planning and development of Assam   T.K. Sen, P.N. Dubey, D.C. Nayak,U. Baruahl, T. Bhattacharyya, A.K. Maji and M. Velayuthum

Establishment of critical limit of phosphorus in Vertisolss under samower-based cropping system   I. Y.L.N. Murthy and D.M. Hegde

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Watershed prioritization based on soil loss and conservation measures in eastern part of Doon Valley using remotely sensed data and geographical information system   C Sharma, litendra Prasad, S K Saha and L M Pande

Characterisation and classification of soils of Lower Palar - Manimuthar Watershed of Tamil Nadu   . Arunkumar, S Natarajan and R Sivasamy

Mapping and characterisation of saline soils in Gohana, Haryana for subsurface drainage   R C Sharma

Characteristics and classification of some acid soils of Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh   D. C Nayak, SK Gangopadhyay, Dipak Sarkar and T K Sen

Forms and distribution of phosphorus in some acid soils in Manipur and Assam   TK Sen, P. N Dubey and S Chatterji

Forms of soil phosphorus in Terai Zone of West Bengal   GK Mondal, SK Pal and A. Roy

Optimizing fertilizer doses for rice in alluvial soils through chemical fertilizers, farm yard manure and green manure using soil test values   S Riazuddin Ahmed and P. V. Krishna Reddy

Soil test based fertilizer recommendation under IPNS for aggregatum onion in Inceptisols of Tamil Nadu   R Santhi, R Natesan alld G Selvakumari

Effect of continuous application of organic and inorganic fertilizers on micronutrient status of an Inceptisol   D Selvi, P. Santhy and M. Dhakshinamoorthy

Characterisation of sugarcane soils of Karnataka   LGK Naidu

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Characterization and classification of the soils of Central Research Station, Bhubaneswar   R. K. Nayak, G. C. Sahu. and S. S. K. Nanda

Characterization of soil moisture storage and release in soils of Indira Gandhi Canal Command in Rajasthan   G. P. Bhargava

Impact of salinity protection by barrage on the acidity characteristics of an acid sulphate soil of Kerala   K. C. Manorama Thampatti and A. I. Jose

Mapping available potassium in the soils of Assam   S. Vadivelu, T K. Sen, B. P. BhaskaJ; .fiji Tampi, U. Baruch and J. P. Mishra

Prioritisation and management needs of KawaI Khad Watershed based on sediment yield index in southern Himachal Pradesh using remotely sensed data and GIS techniques   J. C. Sharma, Jitendra Prasad, A. R. Bhandari, Karan Singh and Kulwant Rai Sharma

Status of available Co, Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe in some soils of plateau region of Jharkhand   Binod Kumar, N. K. Prasad, R. N. Singh, and A. K. Sarkar

Arsenic content in irrigation water and impact on soils of the Indo-Gangetic Plain of West Bengal   Amiya Kumar Ghosh, Dipak Sarkar, S. K. Sanyal and D. C. Nayak

Effect of available S, N, P and soil characteristics on yield and S response in raya (Brassica juncea)   R. C. Jaggi and Rakesh K. Sharma

Spatial variability of organic carbon of a tea estate in Jorhat district of upper Assam   A. S. N. Zaman and D. K. Patgiri

Different forms of sulphur in relation to soil properties in some Alfisols and Inceptisols of Birbhum district of West Bengal   P. K. Bandyopadhyay and G. N. Chattopadhyay

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Forms of acidity and lime requirement of some Alfisols   A.K. Dolui and S. Mehta

Characterization and classification of some Vertisols of western undulating zone in Orissa   G.C Sahu, K.N. Mishra, R. Parida and R.K. Nayak

Characterization and classification of some soils of central Kathiawar region of Gujarat as influenced by topography   J.P. Sharma, R.J. Landey A.R. Kalbande and C Mandai

Application and validation of F AO-framework and soil potential ratings for land suitability evaluation of sugarcane soils of Karnataka   L.G.K. Naidu and G. Hunsigi

Identification and categorisation of agricultural drought-prone zones of Andhra Pradesh   R.S. Reddy, L.G.K. Naidu, S. Srinivas, K. V. Niranjana, M. Ramesh, CS. Harindranath, CR. Shivaprasad and S. Thayalan

Soil fertility evaluation in Sreeramsagar Project Command area of Andhra Pradesh   B.R.Bhaskur Rao, M. V.Shantaram, G.R.Maruthi Sankar and K.CK.Reddy

Moisture retention and release characteristic of soils developed on different parent materials and landforms   Anil R. Chinchmalatpure, O. C/wlla and J. Sehgal

Dynamics of Q/I relationship of P in soybean - wheat sequence cropping   B.D. Bhakare and K.R. Sonar

Water-logging as a soil related constraint in orchards of Nagpur mandarin   R A. Marathe, S. Mohanty and Shyam Singh

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Land capabilily assessment for land use planning using remote sensing and GIS   N.R. Patel. Jitendra Prasad and Suresh Kumar

Spatial variability of nitrogen fractions in parts of the Indo-Gangetic alluvial plains   M. S. Grewal, R. S. Raman, I. S. Dahiya and M. S. Kuhad

Effect of moisture stress on biomass yield of soybean (Glycine max) in Nagpur district, Maharashtra   TN. Hajare, D.K. Mandai, Jagdish Prasad and VP Patil

Soils of Haldi Ghati region of Rajasthan and their suitability for different land uses   R. K. Sharma, B. N. Swami, J. D. Giri, S. K. Singh and R. L. Shyampura

Soil toposequence relationship and classification in lower outlier of Chhotanagpur plateau   Dipak Sarkar, S. K. Gangopadhyay and M. Velayutham

Pedogenic characterization and productivity of some lateritic soils developed on different geomorphic conditions   Suresh Kumar, L.M. Pande and N. R. Patel

Soil erodibility of Jorhat and Sibsagar districts of Assam   T K. Sen, S. Murali. P N. Dubey and M. Velayutham

Chemical changes in original and reclaimed sodicsoils of NW India in recent years 53   G. P Bhargava

Effect of different amendments on the properties of so die Vertisols and yield of sorghum in the Puma Valley, Maharashtra   B. N. Sagare, V P Bahhulkar and P H. Vaidya

Critical limits of zine in soil and plant for rice grown in eastern Maharashtra   W P Badole, A. H. Narkhede and P S. Naphade

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Use of land evaluation techniques to assess the market value of agricultural land   Willy H Verheye

Characteristics and erodibility of some degraded soils of the hill region of Uttar Pradeshv   HN Singh and Om Prakash

Characterization of acid saline rice based wetland ecosystems of Kuttanad, 108 Kerala, and their salinity protection by Thanneermukkom regulator   K C Manorama Thampatti and AJ Jose

Geoinformatics for ecological-economic zoning towards land use planning in Yerrakalava Catchment, Andhra Pradesh   ND,R, Krishna, Y.V.N Krishna Murthy, B,S.P Rao and C V. Srinivas

Distribution of organic carbon and nitrogen in some Tarai soils of West Bengal   A. K Saha, N Saha and S.K Pal

Characterization of some surface soils of Bihar   S.N Prasad and R.C Singh

Boron status in some soils of lower Tista catchment of West Bengal   S. K Bhattacharyya, Parthasarathi Bhattacharl'ya and T H Das

Characterization and classification of some salt-affected soils of Bhal Region of Gujarat   A. K Nayak, C. Cururaja Rao, Anil R.Chinchmalatpure and Ravender Singh

Characterization and classification of sodic soils of the Gangetic alluvial plains at Banthra, Lucknow   V.K. Carg, PK. Singh and Alok Mathur

Characterization and classification of orange growing soils in Nagpur district of Maharashtra and the effect of soil parameters on crop performance   D.S. Mohekar and O. Challa

Modelling pF curve of clay, clay loam and silt loam soils under different quality waters   S.K. Chaudhari and R.B. Somawanshi

Evaluation of sediment stratification and classification of alkali soils in the Chitravathi River Basin, Andhra Pradesh   B.P Bhaskar, R.S. Reddy, SL Budihal, O. Challa, S.C. Anantwar, R.A. Nasre, Arti Koyal, K.S. Cajbhiye and M. Velayutham

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V.K Mishra Water expense and nutrient use efficiency of wheat and winter maize as influenced by integrated nutrient management   V.K Mishra

Soil physiographic relationship in southeastern sector of submontane tract of Punjab   J. S. Sawhlley, V. K Verma alld H. S. Jassal

Evaluations of different methods for spatial analysis of Cobalt fractions in the Indo-Gangetic Alluvial Plains   M.S. Grewal, R.s. Raman and M.S. Kuhad

Mineralogy of soils of the Kandi area in the Siwalik hills of semi-arid tract of India   Raj Kumal; PS. Sidhu and B.D. Sharma

Land degradation due to P depletion under intensive cropping   Jayasree Sankal; .P Sail thy, P Muthavel and V. Maragappan

Changes in available phosphorus and grain yield of black gram (Vigna mung) under integrated nutrient management in Inceptisol   S. Thiyageshwari and Rani Perumal

Evaluation of production efficiency of cotton zone for rational land use in Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh   B.P Bhaskal; M.S.S. Nagaraju, G. Ravindra Char); R.S. Reddy, N.G. Raghumohan and KS. Gajbhiye

Available micronutrient status of soils on differentbarent materials and landforms in a micro-watershed of Wunna catchment near Nagpur   Anil R. Chinchmalatpure, Bri) Lal, O. Cllalla and Sehgal. J

Characterisation of coffee growing soils in Karnataka   V.K Kharche, 1. Sehgal and O. Challa

Studies on K release capacity of Aridisols of Rajasthan   R.K Sharma and B.N. Swami

Assessing the suitability of soils under Narmada command in Gujarat state for irrigation using soil resource information   J.D. Giri. J.P Shal1lla and RL Shyampara

Pedological variabilities and classification of some dominant soils of Aravallies-Yamuna 80 river transect in semi-arid tract of Haryana   G.S. Sidhu. S.K Ghosh and KM. Manjaiah