Issues 2011-2015

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Assessment of Soil Organic Carbon Storage in Urmodi Basin of Krishna River using Geographic Information System   Sachin Nandgude , Sangita Shinde, Dilip Mahale and Shwetambari Nagarkar

Characterization and Classification of Upland Soils of Chikkarsinkere Hobli, Maddur Taluk, Mandya District of Karnataka   R.S. Meena, A. Natarajan, R. Hegde, B.A. Dhanorkar, Arti Koyal, L.G.K. Naidu and S.K. Singh

Soil Organic Carbon Stocks: A Potential Land Quality Indicator for Soils of Western Karnataka   K. S. Anil Kumar, M. Lalitha, B. Kalaiselvi, Siddaram Patil, K.M. Nair and K. Sujatha

Assessment of Erosion Susceptibility Zones in Diring-Thanglong Watershed North Eastern Hill Regions of Assam using GIS Techniques   Siladitya Bandyopadhyay, G.P. Obi Reddy, D. Dutta, S. K. Reza, D.P. Dutta, Utpal Baruah, K.D. Sah and S.K. Singh

Development of Integrated Land Use Plan for Upper Brahmaputra Valley under Rain-fed Ecosystem: A Case Study in Jorhat District, Assam   Siladitya Bandyopadhyayl*, S. K. Reza\ D. P. Duttat, Utpal Baruah, K.D. Sahl and S.K. Singh

Characterization, Classification and Evaluation of Soil Resources in Coastal Eco-system-A Case Study of Gosaba Block (Part), South 24 Parganas, West Bengal   R. Srinivasan , S. Mukhopadhyay , D.C. Nayak and S.K. Singh

Assessment of C-band SAR Interferometric Products for Land Cover Classification   Shelton Padnal, Vinay Knmar Sehgal and Kishan Singh Rawat

Available Major, Sulphur and Cationic Micronutrients Status in Alluvial and Black Soils ofAraziJine Block in Varanasi District   Chandan Kumar Jha, Surendra Singh and S. K. Singh

Evaluation of Nutrient Content in Soybean Growing Areas of Kohima and Dimapur Districts of Nagaland   Vibeilie Mere and A. K. Singh

Nutrient Status of Pear Orchards of Kashmir and their Relationship with Physico Chemical Properties   M.A. Dar, S. K. Raina, M.Y. Bhat, Sameena Nabi and J.A. Wani

Characterization and Classification of Major Vegetables Growing Soils of Odisha Coastal System- A Case Study   R. Srinivasan , S.K. Reza, D.C. Nayak, S. K. Singh and G.C. Sarkar

Water Saving and Yield of Summer Groundnut as Influenced by Sowing Dates and Irrigation Regimes under Micro Sprinkler Irrigation   B. D. Bhakare, P. D. Patil, J. B. Shinde and M. B. Dhonde

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Land use planning in India: Past and future   N.G. PATIL, A. CHATURVEDI AND S.K. SINGH

Agricultural land use planning of Bhilwara district, Rajasthan   R.P. SHARMA, R.S. SINGH AND S.K. SINGH1

Micronutrient cations and their spatial variability in soils of Virudhunagar, district of Tamil Nadu   J. KARPAGAM AND GIRISH CHANDER

Modeling water retention characteristics of major shrink-swell soils of Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, India   A.S. GAJARE, D.K. MANDAL, NIRMAL KUMAR1 AND JAGDISH PRASAD

Chemical fractions of phosphorus and their relationship with rice yield and P uptake under continuous addition of organics and chemical fertilizers in an acid Alfisol   SWAPANA SEPEHYA AND S.K. SUBEHIA

Soil quality evaluation in salt-affected soils with yield of major crops in Mula command area of Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra   K.D. KALE, A.L. PHARANDE, C.A. NIMBALKAR AND V.K. KHARACHE

Amorphous materials in soils under different pedogenic development stages of sub-tropical humid region of Assam   GAGAN TIMSINA, SAMIRON DUTTA AND R.M. KARMAKAR

Relationships between multispectral vegetation indices and crop coefficients of rabi sorghum   A.R. PIMPALE, P.B. RAJANKAR, S.B. WADATKAR AND I.K. RAMTEKE

Characterization of landforms and soils in complex toposequence of Subarnarekha catchment, Chhotanagpur plateau using remote sensing and GIS   S.K. GANGOPADHYAY, G.P. OBI REDDY, S. MUKHOPADHYAY AND S.K. SINGH

Effect of biofertilizer and manure on soil characteristics under rice-rice cropping system in Sundarbans region   SISIR KUMAR SI

Effect of integrated plant nutrient system on passive and active pools of organic carbon in soybean-chickpea sequence   P.W. DESHMUKH, RAJSHRI SHINDE, S.D. JADHAO, V.K. KHARCHE AND D.V. MALI

Available micronutrient status and their relationship with soil properties under different land uses in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh   PARDEEP KUMAR AND ANJU SHARMA

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Studies on genesis, characterization and classification of soils in central and Eastern parts of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh   CH. CHANDRA SEKHAR, D. BALAGURAVAIAH AND M.V.S. NAIDU

Characterization and classification of some tea-growing soils of Jorhat district, Assam   SILADITYA BANDYOPADHYAY, D. DUTTA, T. HATTOPADHYAY, S.K. REZA, D.P. DUTTA, UTPAL BARUAH, DIPAK SARKAR and S.K. SINGH

Assessment of land suitability for soybean (Glycine max) in Bundi district, Rajasthan   G. L. MEENA, R.S. SINGH, SUMAN MEENA, R.H.MEENA AND R.S. MEENA

Characterization and evaluation of soils of Kukadi Command (Minor-25) in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra for land resource management   M.S.S. NAGARAJU AND K.S. GAJBHIYE

Characterization of landforms and land use/land Cover in basaltic terrain using IRS-P6 LISS-IV and Cartosat-1 DEM data: A case study   NISHA SAHU, G.P. OBIREDDY, NIRMAL KUMAR, M.S.S. NAGARAJU, RAJEEV SRIVASTAVA AND S. K. SINGH

Agricultural land use in arid Western Rajasthan : Resource exploitation and emerging issues   AMAL KAR

Land use planning for low rainfall (450-750 mm) regions of India   CH. SRINIVASARAO, G. RAVINDRA CHARY, B.M.K. RAJU, VIJAY S. JAKKULA, Y. SUDHA RANI AND N. RANI

WebGeoSIS as soil information technology : A conceptual framework   T. BHATTACHARYYA, P. CHANDRAN, S.K. RAY, P. TIWARY, AJIT DHARMIK, D.K. MANDAL, C. MANDAL, S. CHATTERJI, D. K. PAL, G.P. OBI REDDY, D. SARKAR AND S.K. SINGH

Integrated land use planning for sustainable rainfed agriculture and rural development : A rainfed agro-economic zone approach   G. RAVINDRA CHARY, CH. SRINIVASA RAO, B.M.K RAJU, K.P.R. VITTAL AND V. SURESH BABU

Categorization and delineation of prime and marginal lands of Andhra Pradesh for different uses   L.G.K. NAIDU, S. DHARUMARAJAN, M. LALITHA, S. SRINIVAS, V. RAMAMURTHY AND S.K. SINGH

Land use planning for sustainable agriculture in arid agro-ecosystem : Issues and strategies   D. C. JOSHI

PERSPECTIVE AGRICULTURAL LAND USE PLANNING FOR PUDUCHERRY REGION   VADIVELU, S., RAMESH KUMAR S.C., THAYALAN S., NIRANJAN K.V. & RAMESH M NBSS &LUP, REGIONAL CENTRE, BANGALORE

Land use planning and strategic measures in North Eastern Region of India   UTPUL BARUAH, S. BANDYOPADHYAY AND S.K. REZA

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Soils of North-Western Himalayan eco-system and their land use, constraints, productivity potentials and future strategies   G.S. SIDHU AND JAYA N. SURYA

Distribution of different phosphorus fractions and their relationship with soil properties in western plain of Rajasthan   PRAHALAD DEVRA, S.R. YADAV AND I.J. GULATI

Soil Morphological, Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Chandan River System   AJIT KUMAR PANDEY AND VIPIN KUMAR

Effect of Climatic and Socio-Economic Factors on Under-Utilisation of Lands in Maharashtra   S.N. GOSWAMI, T.K. SEN, JAGDISH PRASAD AND S. CHATTERJI

Characterization and potentiality evaluation Soils developed in different land forms of north bank plain zone of Assam I. Characterization and potentiality evaluation   R. M. KARMAKAR

SAND MINERALOGY OF SOILS OF ASSAM Soils developed on different land forms in North Bank Plain Zone of Assam II Sand mineralogy   R. M. KARMAKAR

Plant Induced Depletion of Soil Potassium in some soils of the Indo-Gangetic Plains and the Brahmaputra Valley   SAMIRON DUTTA AND A.V. SHANWAL

Soil maturity assessment along a toposequence in Chotanagpur Plateau, West Bengal using inorganic soil phosphorus based weathering index, soil taxonomy and other chemical indices: A comparative study   DIPAK SARKAR , DEBASHIS MANDAL AND ABHIJIT HALDAR

Characterization and classification of lowland soils of Chikkarsinkere Hobli, Maddur taluk, Mandya district of Karnataka   R.S. MEENA, A. NATARAJAN, S. THAYALAN, R. HEGDE, K.V. NIRANJANA, L.G.K. NAIDU AND DIPAK SARKAR

Characterization and taxonomic classification of salt-affected soils of Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh   S.R.S. RAGHUWANSHI, S.C. TIWARI, O.P.S. RAGHUWANSHI AND U.S. RAGHUWANSHI

Distribution of forms of potassium in Lesser Himalayas of Sikkim, India   S.K. REZA, UTPUL BARUAH, DIPAK DUTTA, DIPAK SARKAR AND D.P. DUTTA

Characterization, classification and crop suitability of some black cotton soils of southern Tamil Nadu   M. PARAMASIVAN AND D.JAWAHAR

Characterization of rice growing soils : A case study in Gerua farm, Assam   UTPAL BARUAH, T.H.DAS, B.P.BHASKAR AND DIPAK SARKAR

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Characterization of major cashew-growing soils of Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka   R. Srinivasan, A. Natarajan, K.S. Anil Kumar

Influence of landscape on soil properties in upper Gangetic plain of Uttar Pradesh   T.P. Verma, S.P. Singh, Ram Gopal, Rameshwar Singh, R.P. Dhankar and T. Lal

Characterization and evaluation of soils of Itagi watershed using remote sensing and GIS techniques   K.V. Niranjana, G. Chandrakantha, L.G.K. Naidu and Dipak Sarkar

Delineation of Agro Ecological Zones of Tamil Nadu   L.G.K. Naidu, V. Ramamurthy, S. Srinivas, A. Natarajan and S. Thayalan

Distribution and forms of phosphorus in some red soils of Chotanagpur plateau, West Bengal   Dipak Sarkar, Debashis Mandal and Abhijit Haldar

Effect of di-ammonium phosphate and rockphosphate enriched biogas slurry on yield and uptake of phosphorus by mustard   M. Vassanda Coumar, K.Karthikeyan and Satyanarayana Talatam

Effect of fertigation on yield, quality, nutrient uptake, fertilizer and water use efficiency in cabbage (Brassica oleracea)   D. Vasu and M.S. Reddy

Micronutrient mapping in soils of Wardha district, Maharashtra   R.N. Katkar, S.R. Lakhe, V.K. Kharche, G.S.Laharia, S.G.Sadavarte, R.D. Chaudhari and G.P. Obi Reddy

Characterization and classification of Alfisols under lesser Himalayan temperate region   N.A. Kirmani, Mushtaq A. Wani and J.A. Sofi

Studies on the nitrogen dynamics in soil and its requirement for paddy under INM system   isir Kumar SI

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Characterization of major cashew-growing soils of Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka   R. Srinivasan, A. Natarajan, K.S. Anil Kumar

Influence of landscape on soil properties in upper Gangetic plain of Uttar Pradesh   T.P. Verma, S.P. Singh, Ram Gopal, Rameshwar Singh, R.P. Dhankar and T. Lal

Characterization and evaluation of soils of Itagi watershed using remote sensing and GIS techniques   K.V. Niranjana, G. Chandrakantha, L.G.K. Naidu and Dipak Sarkar

Delineation of Agro Ecological Zones of Tamil Nadu   L.G.K. Naidu, V. Ramamurthy, S. Srinivas, A. Natarajan and S. Thayalan

Distribution and forms of phosphorus in some red soils of Chotanagpur plateau, West Bengal   Dipak Sarkar, Debashis Mandal and Abhijit Haldar

Effect of di-ammonium phosphate and rockphosphate enriched biogas slurry on yield and uptake of phosphorus by mustard   M. Vassanda Coumar, K.Karthikeyan and Satyanarayana Talatam

Effect of fertigation on yield, quality, nutrient uptake, fertilizer and water use efficiency in cabbage (Brassica oleracea)   D. Vasu and M.S. Reddy

Micronutrient mapping in soils of Wardha district, Maharashtra   R.N. Katkar, S.R. Lakhe, V.K. Kharche, G.S.Laharia, S.G.Sadavarte, R.D. Chaudhari and G.P. Obi Reddy

Characterization and classification of Alfisols under lesser Himalayan temperate region   N.A. Kirmani, Mushtaq A. Wani and J.A. Sofi

Studies on the nitrogen dynamics in soil and its requirement for paddy under INM system   Sisir Kumar SI

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Geo-spatial technologies for identification, mapping and assessment of land degradation in Dhule district of Maharashtra   Prashant Rajankar, Indal Ramteke, T. Ravishankar and Vinod Bothale

Characterization, and evaluation of land resources for management of Savli micro-watershed in Wardha district of Maharashtra   Swapnil D. Pachpor, M.S.S. Nagaraju, Rajeev Srivastava. A.K Barthwal, R.A. Nasre and D. Mohekar

Mapping of erosional soil loss in Ridhora watershed of Nagpur district of Maharashtra using remotely sensed data and GIS techniques   Ommala D. Kuchlanwar, V V Gabane. V K Kharche and M. B. Nagdeve

Characterization and evaluation of soils of Trans Yamuna area in Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh jar sustainable land use   T.P Verma, SP Singh, Ram Gopal. R.P Dhankar, R. Vs. Rao and Tarsem Lal

An application of IDS Decision Tree Algorithm in land capability classification   Nirmal Kumar, G. P Obi Reddy, S. Chatterji, and Dipak Sarkar

Forms of sulphur and their relationship with soil properties in some soils of North Bank Plain zone of Assam   Anjali Basumatmy and K. N. Das

Chartacterization, classification and management needs of soils of Indo-Gangetic Plains in Karnal District of Haryana   Jaya N. Surya and S P Singh

Clay mineralogy of soils developed from granite-gneiss and alluvium III Ramachandrapuram mandal of Chittoor district   A.P Vara Prasad Rao, M. Vs. Naidu, N. Ramavatharam and G. Rama Rao

Characterization and classification of soils of Phalasia block of Udaipur district, Rajasthan   R. S. Gill, Pc. Kanthaliya and J. D. Giri

Status of sulphur and micronutrients in medium black soils of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh   Narendra Chouhan, G.D. Sharma, R.S Khamparia and RK Sahu

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Geo-spatial technologies for identification, mapping and assessment of land degradation in Dhule district of Maharashtra   Prashant Rajankar, Indal Ramteke, T. Ravishankar and Vinod Bothale

Characterization, and evaluation of land resources for management of Savli micro-watershed in Wardha district of Maharashtra   Swapnil D. Pachpor, M.S.S. Nagaraju, Rajeev Srivastava. A.K Barthwal, R.A. Nasre and D. Mohekar

Mapping of erosional soil loss in Ridhora watershed of Nagpur district of Maharashtra using remotely sensed data and GIS techniques   Ommala D. Kuchlanwar, V V Gabane. V K Kharche and M. B. Nagdeve

Characterization and evaluation of soils of Trans Yamuna area in Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh jar sustainable land use   T.P Verma, SP Singh, Ram Gopal. R.P Dhankar, R. Vs. Rao and Tarsem Lal

An application of IDS Decision Tree Algorithm in land capability classification   Nirmal Kumar, G. P Obi Reddy, S. Chatterji, and Dipak Sarkar

Forms of sulphur and their relationship with soil properties in some soils of North Bank Plain zone of Assam   Anjali Basumatmy and K. N. Das

Chartacterization, classification and management needs of soils of Indo-Gangetic Plains in Karnal District of Haryana   Jaya N. Surya and S P Singh

Clay mineralogy of soils developed from granite-gneiss and alluvium III Ramachandrapuram mandal of Chittoor district   A.P Vara Prasad Rao, M. Vs. Naidu, N. Ramavatharam and G. Rama Rao

Characterization and classification of soils of Phalasia block of Udaipur district, Rajasthan   R. S. Gill, Pc. Kanthaliya and J. D. Giri

Status of sulphur and micronutrients in medium black soils of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh   Narendra Chouhan, G.D. Sharma, R.S Khamparia and RK Sahu

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Soil mineralogy ill relation to physiography in Jumar sub-watershed, Jharkltand   Shovik Deb and S S Sahu

Composition and characterization of humic substances extracted from effluent-based pressmud composts   G. C Satisha and L Devarajan

Effect of continuous cropping and fertilization on availability of nutrients in an acidic soil   S. K. Subehia, Dhanika and S. S Rana

Mineralization of carbon and nitrogen in zinc-treated ricefieltl in calcareous soil   R. K. Prasad and Vipin Kumar

Different forms of boron and sulphur and their effect on Band S contents in mustard (Brassicajuncea L) and sunflower (Helianthus annus L)   K. Karthikeyan and L M Shukla

Distribution of nutrients in relation to properties of salt affected soils of southern Rajasthan   N. R. Panwar, K L Totawat, R. L Shyampura and A. Rathore

Extraction of boron using different extractants in soils of two agro-ecological sub-regions, West Bengal- A comparative study   Dipak Sarkar and Abhijit Haidar

Distribution of DTPA extractable microllutriellts in arid soils of CllUru district, Rajasthan   Mahesh Kumar, P. Raina and B. K Sharma

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Soil mineralogy ill relation to physiography in Jumar sub-watershed, Jharkltand   Shovik Deb and S S Sahu

Composition and characterization of humic substances extracted from effluent-based pressmud composts   G. C Satisha and L Devarajan

Effect of continuous cropping and fertilization on availability of nutrients in an acidic soil   S. K. Subehia, Dhanika and S. S Rana

Mineralization of carbon and nitrogen in zinc-treated ricefieltl in calcareous soil   R. K. Prasad and Vipin Kumar

Different forms of boron and sulphur and their effect on Band S contents in mustard (Brassicajuncea L) and sunflower (Helianthus annus L)   K. Karthikeyan and L M Shukla

Distribution of nutrients in relation to properties of salt affected soils of southern Rajasthan   N. R. Panwar, K L Totawat, R. L Shyampura and A. Rathore

Extraction of boron using different extractants in soils of two agro-ecological sub-regions, West Bengal- A comparative study   Dipak Sarkar and Abhijit Haidar

Distribution of DTPA extractable microllutriellts in arid soils of CllUru district, Rajasthan   Mahesh Kumar, P. Raina and B. K Sharma