The Project was started in 2010-11 with the
financial assistance from Government of Jammu & Kashmir under the Project
"Nutrient Indexing of Crops to monitor changes in Soil Fertility and Soil
Mapping using Global Positioning System (GPS)" (J&KSCST & RKVY).
The objectives of the project are:
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* To find out the concentration of multinutrients in the samples under different
farming systems.
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* To evaluate the changes in soil fertility.
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* To know the extent of nutrient deficiencies in different farming systems.
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* To prepare the soil fertility map using GPS.
Technical Program;
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In First year (2010-11), two districts, Kupwara and Baramulla were sampled,
analysed and mapped for macro-, micro- and toxic elements for field crops.
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In second year (2011-12), two districts, Bandipora and Ganderbal were
sampled, analysed and mapped for macro-, micro- and toxic elements.
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In third year (2012-13), two districts, Srinagar and Budgam were sampled,
analysed and mapped for macro-, micro- and toxic elements.
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In forth year (2014-15), two districts, Anantnag and Pulwama
were sampled, analysed and mapped for macro-, micro- and toxic elements.
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In fifth year (2015-16), the last two districts, Kulgam and Shopian
are under process and can be sampled, analysed and mapped by the end of the
financial year 2015-16.
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Till date soil fertility maps for eight districts i,e Kupwara , Baramulla,
Bandipora, Ganderbal, Anantnag, Pulwama, Budgam and Srinagar have been completed
and are available on website of SKUAST Kashmir "shak.skuastkashmir.ac.in".
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Analysis
and Mapping of soil samples collected from district Kulgam and Shopian will start immediately after recieving the financial assistance from the concerned.
Impacts
of the Project:
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The technology developed will maintain soil fertility and sustain productivity
of crops.
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It will help to monitor soil health because geo-referenced sites can be re-visited
at any time to know the build up / depletion of nutrient elements.
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It will help to identify the areas which are deficient/sufficient (Hot Spots) of
nutrient contents.
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It can be used for precision farming and site specific nutrient management to
increase yeild, reduce production cost and minimize negative impact of excessive
fertilizers to environment.
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It will give us accurate information about nutrient status for balanced
recommendation of various nutrient elements.
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Papers Published under the Project
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Mapping
of micronutrients of the submerged
rice soils of Kashmir.
Research Journal of
Agricultural Sciences.
1(4): 458-462.(2010)
Macro-and Micro-nutrient status of submerged rice soils of Kashmir. SKUAST,
Journal
of Research. 13(1&2):30-37.(2011)
Mapping
of soil micronutrients in Kashmir agricultural landscape using ordinary
kriging
and indicator
approach.
Journal
of the Indian Society of
Remote Sensing. 41(2):319-329.(2013)
Mapping of DTPA extractable cationic micronutrients in
soils under rice and maize ecosystems of Kupwara district in Kashmir_A
GIS Approach. Journal
of the Indian Society of Soil Science. 62(4):351-359.(2014)
Spatial Variability of DTPA Extractable Cationic Micronutrients in Northern Part
of Lesser Himalayas using GIS Approach.
Research
Journal of Agricultural Sciences.
6(1):8-14.(2015)
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