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Crop coefficients of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) and Pongamia (Pongamia pinnata) using water balance approach
Jatropha and Pongamia are potential source of bio-diesel and grow in a wide range of agro climatic zones and soil conditions. Data and knowledge available on water requirement of Jatropha and Pongamia are very scarce. Crop ...
Carbon Sequestration in Indian Soils: Present Status and the Potential
India’s growing self-sufficiency in food production
and food stocks since independence suggest that
soils have the capacity to produce. Therefore, a review of
Indian soils and their capacity to sequester carbon; and ...
Livelihood system assessment and planning for poverty alleviation: a case of rainfed agriculture in Jharkhand
Agriculture is the major livelihood source of 75% of
the population residing in the rural areas of Jharkhand.
Agricultural production is not able to meet the
demand, leading to food and nutritional security as a
major ...
Fermentation of Pretreated High-Biomass Sorghum Hydrolysates to Biohydrogen by Mixed Consortia
In the present study, hydrolysate generated
during pretreatment of high-biomass sorghum as a carbon
source for biohydrogen production was investigated. The
high-biomass sorghum bagasse (HBS) was pretreated using
acid (H2SO4) ...
Integrated runoff and soil loss monitoring unit for small agricultural watersheds
Runoff and sediment flow behaviors from small agricultural watersheds on Alfisols and Vertic Inceptisols,
and their implications for the design of a runoff and soil loss monitoring unit are discussed. It was
observed that ...
Soil information system: web-based solution for agricultural land-use planning
The soil-forming factors, especially climate, vegetation
and topography, act on a range of rock formations
and parent materials leading to the development of
different kinds of soils. Through concerted efforts, soil
datasets ...
Natural chemical degradation of soils in the Indian semi-arid tropics and remedial measures
Most published research on soil degradation in general
emphasizes the role of anthropogenic factors.
Even among the natural soil degradation processes the
regressive pedogenic processes that lead to the formation
of CaCO3 ...
Comparative Evaluation of Ground and Unground Pearl Millet and Sorghum Grain Samples for Determining Total Iron and Zinc
Rapid and effective methods are needed to analyze large numbers of grain samples for iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) to select cultivars that are denser in these minerals. This study was conducted for the comparative evaluation ...
Quality Control in Soil Testing Using the Internal Standards: Temporal Variability in Organic Carbon and Extractable Nutrient Elements
Internal soil standards are used in an analytical laboratory as one of the tools for providing feedback on the quality of soil testing service provided. The objective of this study is to provide results on the temporal ...
Bi-decadal groundwater level trends in a semi-arid southindian region: Declines, causes and management
Study region: Three districts in crystalline aquifer region of semi-arid south India.Study focus: India, world’s largest groundwater user (250 billion m3yr−1) has been reportedto experience declining groundwater levels. ...