Glance of Soil Science Research in Manipur - North East India

by Indira Sarangthem, Lokesh Kumar Mishra, N. Surbala Devi, A. Herojit Singh

ISBN: 9789359193205
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2025
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Author Profile

Dr. Indira Sarangthem (MSc, PhD) specializes in the field of soil chemistry/soil fertility research, teaching and extension activities for the last 30 years. She has vast academic experience having guided more than 50 M.Sc. and Ph.D. Students. She has handled 17 external funded and intramural projects and is currently Principal Investigator of All India Coordinated Research Project on Micro and Secondary Nutrients and Pollutant Elements in Soils and Plants). She has published 47 full length research papers in national and international peer-reviewed journals, 21 popular articles for the benefit of farmers and other stakeholders, 18 papers in conference proceedings/ book chapter, 7 books- authored or edited individually or jointly, 9 manuals/ teaching aids and 8 research bulletins/ extension bulletins. She is working as Dean, College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur. She also is the Chairperson of Faculty of Agriculture of Central Agricultural University, Imphal. Dr. Lokesh Kumar Mishra obtained his Post-Graduate and Doctorate degree in Biochemistry from Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. He started his academic career as Assistant Professor in Biochemistry at ND University, Faizabad. He later served as Assistant Professor at VBS Purvanchal University Jaunpur, UP. Presently he is working as Associate Professor (Biochemistry) at College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, Manipur. He is involved in teaching Biochemistry for the last seventeen years. He has authored several research papers and review articles in International and National Journals of repute and is associated with many national and international Societies in the field of Plant Biochemistry. The Author was awarded the prestigious DBT Overseas Visiting Associate at Department of Plant Sciences North Dakota State University, Fargo, United States. Dr. N. Surbala Devi is Teaching UG, PG and Ph.D. courses in the discipline of Soil Science for more than 10 years. She has guided 10 P.G. students and published more than 25 research papers in national/international journals. She has completed two internal funded projects related to soil fertility mapping and micronutrient distribution in North East India. Prof. A Herojit Singh has 32 years of teaching experience for UG, PG and Ph.D. courses in the discipline of Soil Science.Prof. Singh is working as Head, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, CAU, Imphal. He has Guided 13 P.G. and 1 Ph. D. students in the discipline and published more than 70 research papers in national/international journals

About The Book

This edited book is an effort to compile the research advances in the field of soil science particularly relevant to Manipur an important North Eastern state of India. It comprises four sections having ten chapters contributed by research scholars who have worked at the ground level and generated first hand information about the different aspects of soil management in this extremely delicate region in terms of climate change challenges and demand for development of strategies to mitigate the deleterious impacts of intensive agriculture practices. It is a novel effort to compile first hand research efforts conducted in the field of soil science research in this region. Editors hope that this book shall be beneficial to all stakeholders in the field of soil science research.

Table of Contents

Foreword v Preface vii Introduction xi Section A: Nutrient Management in Paddy 1. Nitrogen Transformation in Paddy Soil Fertilized with Organic Manures and Urea 3 Khundrakpam Manorama 2. Integrated Nitrogen Management of Rice and Nitrogen Status in Paddy Fields of Imphal West District, Manipur 11 Takhellambam Sanahanbi Devi Section B: Nutrient Management in Rapeseed 3. Integrated Nutrient Management in Rice-Mustard Cropping Sequence 23 W. Herojit Meetei x 4. Effect of Zinc on Soil Properties and Yield under Rice-Rapeseed Sequence 41 Sanjeev Yadav Section C: Nutrient Management in Legumes 5. Comparative Efficiency of Zinc with and without Organic Manure in Growth and Effect of Organic Amendments in Zinc Nutrition of Chickpea (Cicer arietinum) 59 T. Vikas kumar 6. Comparative Efficacy of Different Manures on Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) 67 Vanlalmuanpuia Fanai 7. Nitrogen Transformation in Soil Amended with Humic Acid Derived from Organic Manures 79 Geeta Nongmeikapam 8. Effect of Nitrogen and Molybdenum on Soil Properties and Yield of Pea (Pisum sativum L.) 91 Ch. Karuna Chanu Section D: Nutrient Management in Vegetables/Citrus Fruits 9. Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Soil Fertility and Productivity in Potato in Acid Soil 105 Dorjee Tsering Bapu 10. Influence of Boron and Sulphur on Soil Properties and Yield of Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) 117 Rafiya Choudhary Index 137