Pulses for Soil Health

by Pradhan, S K

ISBN: 9789387057098
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Imprint : Genetech
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 10495.00
Biblio : viii+297p., ref.,ind 25 cm

Author Profile

Dr. Sudhir Pradhan is associated with an apex organization of South – East Asia, ICAR, under Ministry of Agriculture. His innovative works include a project report on ‘Media in Agriculture’, ‘Effect of associative symbiosis of Azospirillum sp. and VAM fungi (Vesicular Arbuscolor Mycorrhizae) on the cereals at different levels of Nitrogen and Phosphorus’, and ‘E- Publishing and Knowledge System in Agricultural Innovation Project. His academic pursuance possesses M.Sc. (Botany), Ph.D., Postgraduate Diploma in Journalisms and Diploma in German Language. Dr. Pradhan has got training in Abstracting and Indexing by the experts of CAB International, Wellingdonford, United Kingdom. Dr. S. Pradhan has more than 29 years experience in the relevant field as science writer. He has got published more than 250 papers in different newspapers, magazines, research journals, etc.

About The Book

The title Pulses for Soil-health is prepared and it deals with chapters. namely Pulses in India, Pulses Production in India, Plant Canopy and Root Development, Symbiotic Di Nitrogen- fixation in Pulses, Growth and Yield component of Pulses, Efficiency of Energy through Radiation. Intercropping of Pulses and Cereals, Role of Chickpea in Soil health, Role of Pigeon pea in Soil health, Role of other pulses in Soil health, Rainfed Leguminous Crops and Soil health, Use leguminous crops as olericulture, Significant yield through ideal pulses, Pulse productivity in forth coming years, and Greenhouse effect on Pulses. The material on each crop has been prepared considering all practical problems with lucid language and crisp sentences. <BR> It is hoped that students, teachers, progressive farmers, research scholars etc. will be benefitted and wil find this book of use and value