Issues 2021-2025

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Characterization and classification of selected soils formed on a planar surface in Wukari, Nigeria
Yasin Agono Awwal , Yakubu Waizah and Fatihu Sadiq

Neem cake as a component of integrated nitrogen management: effects on yield, soil carbon sequestration and environmental impact in coffee (Coffea arabica L.) grown under agroforestry system
Kishor Mote Rudragouda*, C. Babou, M. Govindappa, M. Chandana, D. S. Mukharib, Gokavi Nagaraj, N. Chandrashekar, A. P. Ranjini, J. S. Nagaraja and M. Senthilkumar

Studies on influence of zinc fortification on yields and quality of fodder maize
M. Shanti, R. Susheela, V. Chandrika, T. Shashikala, M.C. Patnaik And P. Surendra Babu

Soil characterisation and its carbon sequestration potential: a case study of Vemagal Hobli, Kolar District, Karnataka, India
G. K. Harikaran , R. Vasundhara , M. Lalitha and S. Dharumarajan

Characterization and classification of soils of Tekkali mandal of Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh
B. Sravani, P Gurumurthy* and I. Usharani

Characterization of groundwater quality using multivariate statistical analysis in Jakham River Basin of Rajasthan, India
V. K. Gautam *, K. K. Yadav , M. Kothari and P. K. Singh

Physical and hydrological characteristics of soils of Tekkali mandal of Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh
B. Sravani, P. Gurumurthy* and I. Usharani

Effect of nutrient omission on growth, yield attributes, nutrient uptake and soil properties of Nagaland after crop harvest in black gram (Vigna Mungo L.)
Siddharth Choudhary *, Y.K. Sharma and Charan Singh Choudhary

Evaluation of macronutrient status and nutrient index in soils of Barshitakli tehsil, Akola District
A. D. Chiliwant , O. D. Kuchanwar , S. N. Ingle , P. H. Kausadikar , K. D. Bhoyar and Ashwini Pardeshi

Effect of integrated nutrient management on yield and yield attributes of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
Pramod Kumar *, K.K. Yadav , Kartik Salvi and Surykant Sharma

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Climate smart soil management strategies for sustainable soil health
A. L. Pharande

Exploring soil organic and inorganic carbon dynamics for carbon sequestration potential of cotton cultivation
A. Manikandan*, D. Blaise, A.S. Tayade and Y.G. Prasad

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to reduce stress and sustainable crop production
Neha and Ramesh Chandra

Soil organic carbon stock and carbon sequestration potential under different land uses of Marathwada region, Maharashtra
C. B. Wagh, P. H. Vaidya* and S. S. Shilewant

Effect of integrated nutrient management on yield and yield attributes of black gram (VignamungoL.)
Subhash Yadav, S. C. Meena andK. K. Yadav

Potential of irrigation regimes and organic amendments on wheat productivity in semi-arid areas of Punjab
Tushar , Meharban Singh Kahlon , Kamal Kishore Yadav , Seema Pooniyan and Vinay Kumar Gautam

Forest soils of south and west Sikkim at various altitudes: their characteristics and soil organic carbon stocks
S. K. Gangopadhyay , Saikat Banerjee and S. K. Banerjee

Effects of soil properties on organic carbon density and potential for enhancing maize productivity in shrink-swell soils of Karnataka, India
S.C. Ramesh Kumar* B.P. Bhaskar , Rajendra Hegde M. Lalitha , K.V. Niranjana and B.A. Dhanorkar

Effect of changing land uses on physico-chemical and acidity properties of soils of northeast India
Asa Tep , Yabi Gadi , A. K. Singh and Sentimenla

Characterisation and classification of soils from the traditional coffee-growing areas in the Western Ghats of South India
K. S. Karthika, K. M. Nair, K. S. Anil Kumar, M. Lalitha and S. Parvathy

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Lithic fabric, saprolite and pedoplasmation: The canvas of soil formation
Rohith. A K , Kiran Karthik Raj , Meera A V

Characterization of Some Chemical Qualities of Red Ferruginous Soils (Inceptisols, Alfisols and Ultisols) Affected by Water Erosion in Kolar District of Karnataka, India
K. Rajan , A. Natarajan , Deepak Maurya , R. S. Yadav and K. S. Anil Kumar

Effect of organic and inorganic nutrient sources on soil biological properties under wheat crop (Triticum aestivum)
Md Shahajahan, S.T. Shiraleand P. H. Gourkhede

Meteorological Drought Occurrences in Ri-Bhoi District of Meghalaya
Lala I.P. Ray and Benukantha Dash.

Modeling based Nutrient Recommendation with NUTMON –Toolbox for Sustenance of Soil Fertility in humid tropical Kerala – A farm level study
U. Surendran , P Raja , S.Marimuthu , G.Sridevi and Naveena K

Assessing Hydrological Processes and Water Balance in the Pennar River Basin Using SWAT Model
Partha Pratim Adhikary , Ch. Jyotiprava Dash , Uday Mandal , and M. Madhu

Nutrient mapping of soils of Balod district of Chhattisgarh using soil health card data
Annu Singh , Nirmal Kumar , V. N. Mishra , K. Tedia , R.K. Naitam , Adyasha Priyadarshini , N. Pandey , and R. R. Saxena

Farm Pond Designs for Moderate to High Rainfall Zone of Marathwada Region based on Rainfall-Runoff Relationship
Ananya Mishra, Madan Pendke , Papita Gourkhede, Wasudev Narkhede and Uday Khodke

Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Rainfall Erosivity and Its Implications for Soil Conservation in Koraput District, Odisha, India
Ch. J. Dash , P. P. Adhikary , J. Lenka , P. Yadav , M. Madhu ,P. Kumar , H.C. Hombegowda

Effect of zinc-enriched FYM with zinc solubilisers and zinc sulphate on soil microbial population and dehydrogenase activity in maize (Zea mays L.)
N. Rangaswamy , P. Kavitha and M. V. S. Naidu

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Generation of Detailed Soil Information for the Virudhunagar Aspirational district of Tamil Nadu using Remote Sensing & GIS Techniques for Developmental Planning A.William Mariya Joseph, Kashi Nath, Milind Wadodkar, R.L Meena, Mahendra A.C, R. Seetharaman, R. Shivakumar and P. Sureshkumar

Ultisols with Unique Soil Properties and their Implications in Carbon Enhancement Strategies for Indian Tropical Soils D.K. Pal , P. Chandran , Ranjan Paul and Ashim Datta

Hydrological Inferences of Morphometric Parameters for Management of River Sub-basin in Semi-arid Tropics of India using Geospatial Technique Benukantha Dash , M. P. Tripathi , Dhiraj Khalkho , Narendra Agrawal and R. K. Naik

Taxonomical Classification of soils of Asvaru Sub-watershed, Hunsur Taluk, Mysuru District A. Sathish , B. G. Vasanthi , Jahnavi Katti , Sunil Goraguddi and M. S. Sheelarani .

Farm Pond Technology for Crop Productivity Enhancement in Rainfed ecosystem of Marathwada Region of Maharashtra M.S. Pendke , W.N. Narkhede, P.H. Gourkhede

Assessment of soil salinity by geo-spatial technology in Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh Plabani Roy , Nirmal De , Hemant Jayant , Chandrashekhar Sharma and Preeti Singh

Effect of tillage and land levelling practices on productivity of transplanted rice: A case study in canal command area of north western plateau agro-climatic zone S. C. Senapati , J. M. L. Gulati , A. P. Sahu , P.K. Paramaguru and J. K. Pati

Soil Fertility Evaluation and Mapping of Burugamaradoddi Microwatershed of Ramanagara Taluk, Ramanagara District, Karnataka B. G. Vasanthi , B. K. Chaitra , B. Mamatha , A. Sathish

Effect of Different Levels of Chromium With and Without Organic Sources on the Availability of Primary Nutrients and Yield of Wheat Kshirod Chandra Sahoo and Pramod Kumar Sharma

Soil Survey, the Profession I Embraced: a Few Pages from my Tour Diary Tapas Bhattacharyya

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Pedodiversity, Biodiversity, and Soil Endemism in India T. Bhattacharyya

Characterization and Classification of Arid Soils of Kachchh district, Gujarat D. Vasu, P. Tiwary and P. Chandran

Influence of Parent Material on Soil Characteristics in a Topo-sequence of Tamil Nadu Uplands B. Kalaiselvi, Rajendra Hegde, K. S. Anil Kumar, S. Dharumarajan, R. Srinivasan, M. Lalitha, Jagdish Prasad, S. Srinivas and N. Maddileti

Soil Erodibility Mapping using GIS– A Case Study of Dang District in Gujarat V. T. Shinde, M. Singh, S. B. Nandgude and S. S. Salunkhe

Characterization and Classifications of Soils of Eastern Ghats Region of Karnataka R. Vasundhara, R. Srinivasan, S. Dharumarajan, B. Kalaiselvi and Rajendra Hegde

Mapping of Soil Fertility Mapping in Paddy-growing Soils of KRP Dam Catchment of Tamil Nadu Using GIS R. Srinivasan, K.S. Anil Kumar, N. Maddileti, S.P. Maske, M. Chandrakala, B. Kalaiselvi, Arti Koyal, S. Parvathy, M. Lalitha, S.C. Ramesh Kumar, V. Ramamurthy and B.P. Bhaskar

Effects of Organic and Inorganic Soil Conditioners on Soil Moisture in Drylands N. Janani and M. Rajeswari

Soil Carbon Stock in Non-traditional Black Soils of North Eastern India: Tripura as Example S. K. Gangopadhyay and T. Bhattacharyya

Effect of Land Use Changes on Soil Properties in Northeast India Asa Tep, Yabi Gadi, A. K. Singh and Sentimenla

Soil – Site Suitability Evaluation for Commonly Growing Crops of Wardha District, Maharashtra R. M. Warhade, K. Karthikeyan, P. Tiwary, D. Vasu, R. K. Naitam and N. Kumar

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Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality: An Old Problem with New Urgency D. Mandal

Nano-nitrogen Formulations for Enhancing Use Efficiency: A ReviewA. Manikandan, R.Deshmukh, K.S. Subramainan, K. Arulmozhiselvan, N. Natarajan and M. Amanullah

Land Resource Inventory for Evaluation of Land Capability and Land Use Planning in Palakkad District of Kerala State using Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques A. William Mariya Joseph, R. L. Meena and V. S. Arya

Soil-Landscape Characterization and Mapping to Advance the State of Spatial Soil Information on Ethiopian Highlands: Implications for Site-Specific Soil Management W. Seifu, E. Elias, G. Gebresamuel, G.Legesse and W. Tefera

Soil Carbon Stock under Different Agro-climatic Zones and its Economic Valuation for Productivity Enhancement of Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan) in Southern Deccan Plateau S.C. Ramesh Kumar, Rajendra Hegde, B.P.Bhaskar, M. Lalitha, R Srinivasan and B.S. Dwivedi

Pedogenic Processes Derived Plant Available Water Capacity (PAWC) for Rain-Fed Deep-Rooted Crops in Indian Vertisols: A Pragmatic Method D.K. Pal and P. Tiwary

Effect of Green Manuring Crops on Carbon Mineralization, Dehydrogenase and β-Glucosidase Activities in Inceptisols A.B. Gosavi, S.G. Pagare, A.B. Jadhav, D.S. Wagdhare and A.V. Patil

Heterotrophic Nitrification - Effects of N-Serve on Ammonia Oxidation and Nitrification in Acid Soils of the Nilgiris D. Rajkumar and S. Gobika

Use of Soil Health Card Data for Nutrient Mapping: A Case Study of Bemetara District, ChhattisgarhAdyasha Priyadarshini, R.K. Naitam, Nirmal Kumar, K. Tedia, V.N. Mishra, Annu Singh, G.K. Srivastava and R.R. Saxena

Land Degradation Neutrality: Indian Examples T. Bhattacharyya

Application of Remote Sensing in Archaeology and Agro-tourism: A Concept Kabita Bhattacharyya, Ajay Deshpande, S.N. Das and T. Bhattacharyya

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Evaluation of the Productivity Potential of Contemporary G. arboreum Cotton Genotypes on Vertic Haplustepts under Rainfed Conditions M.V. Venugopalan, G.I. Ramkrushna, A.J. Bagadkar, M. Sabesh and S.B. Giredkar

Digital Mapping Algorithms to Estimate Soil Salinity in Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana (IGNP) Command area of India P. C. Moharana, S. Dharumarajan, Nirmal Kumar, U. K. Pradhan, R. K. Jena, R. K. Naitam, Sunil Kumar, R. S. Singh, R. S. Meena, M. Nogiya, R. L. Meena and B. L. Tailor

Spatial Variability in Length of Growing Period Using Meteorological and Space-based Data in Nagpur District of Maharashtra Priyanka Deshmukh, M.S.S. Nagaraju, Nirmal Kumar, Nisha Sahu, G. P. Obi Reddy, Rajeev Srivastava and Jagdish Prasad

Assessment of Productivity, Energy Balance and Soil Fertility under Conservation Tillage in Soybean-Chickpea Sequence on Vertisols under Rainfed Condition R. S. Patode, V.V. Gabhane, V. P. Pandagale, M. M. Ganvir, A. B. Turkhede and G. Pratibha

Characterization and Suitability Evaluation of Soils of Chanavada Watershed in Aravalli Hills of Southern Rajasthan, for Optimum Land Use Planning R. K. Naitam, B. L. Tailor, R. S. Singh, P. C. Moharana, M. S. Raghuvanshi, H. L. Kharbikar, Nirmal Kumar and N. G. Patil

Performance of Coleus (Coleus forskohlii) in Different Agro-climatic Zones of Tamil Nadu, India V. Balasubramanian, J. Suresh, R. Srinivasan, M. Prabhu, B. Karthik and V.B. Gokul Nandha

Mango-Growing Soils in Eastern India: West Bengal as Case Study S. K. Gangopadhyay and T. Bhattacharyya

Characterization of Soils of Two Village of Maniyar Block, Ballia District, Uttar Pradesh Ashok Kumar Singh, Anil Kumar Singh, Arman and Munendra Pal

Effect of Phytase and Farm Yard Manure on Growth, Nutrient Uptake and Yield of Soybean in Non-Calcareous Soil A.B. Jadhav, R.K. Suradkar, A.V. Patil, G.D. Patil and J.M. Khire

Biochar Application and Soil Carbon Stocks in Semi-Arid Vertisols Hrittick Biswas, M. Prabhavathi, Suresh Kumar, S.L. Patil, A.S. Morade, P. Mohan Kumar, B.N. Sheshardri and K.S. Rao

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Characterization and Evaluation of Cotton-growing Soils of Ghatanji Tehsil, District Yavatmal, Maharashtra D. U. Pakhre, K. Karthikeyan, Nirmal Kumar, P. Tiwary and P. Chandran

Carbon Sequestration Mapping of Ratnagiri District in India Using Geospatial Technology S. B. Nandgude, R. S. Shelar, S. S. Shinde, S. S. Salunkhe, H. N. Bhange, D. M. Mahale

Land Suitability Assessment using GIS for Davana (Artemisia pallens) Cultivation in Karnataka, India V. Ramamurthy, Munnu Singh, E.V.S. Prakasa Rao, R.M. Shreyas, S. Srinivas, B.P.Bhaskar, K.S. Anil Kumar and L.G.K. Naidu

Spatial Distribution of Soil Nutrients in Berambadi Watershed of Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka for Sustainable Crop Production Rajendra Hegde, S. Dharumarajan, R. Srinivasan, K.V. Niranjana, H.R. Savitha, M. Lalitha and R. Vasundhara

Influence of Moisture Conservation Practices and Soil Amendments on Moisture Content and Biological Properties in Soils under Semi-arid Climatic Conditions of Central India P.R. Kadu, N.M. Konde, Nikita Kalbande, Nilam Kanase and V.K. Kharche

Crop Production Constraints Related to Secondary and Micro Nutrients in the soils of Jajpur District, Odisha R.K. Nayak, M. Manchala, Bandita Jena, Jyotirmayee Das , S. Mohanty and A.K. Shukla

Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Soil Properties, Yield and Quality of Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea L.) Sanjay Kumar Singh, Shivendu Chandan, Sanjay Tiwari and Pankaj Singh

GIS and GPS Based Soil Fertility Mapping of Micro and Secondary Nutrients of Coastal Soils of Baleswar District of Odisha, India B. Jena, R.K. Nayak, J. Das and A.K. Shukla

Identification of Promising Chewing Cane and Optimising the Doses of N, P and K for Cane Yield and Quality S. Thiruvarassan and M. Jayachandran

Sustaining Soil Health and Soybean Productivity with Partial Substitution of Nutrients through Gliricidia Green Manuring and Chemical Fertilizers in Vertisols of Central India V. V. Gabhane, M. M. Ganvir, R. S. Patode, A. B. Turkhede and B. A. Sonune