Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science

Table of Contents

• RESEARCH NOTE

  50th Annual Convention of the Indian Society of Soil Science—A Report

• The Twelfth Dr. R.V. Tamhane Memorial Lecture* Soil Surveys and Soil Conservation for Agricultural Development

  • Author: Y.P. Bali

• The Third Prof. J.N. Mukherjee -Indian Society of Soil Science Foundation Lecture* Potassium in Indian Agriculture

  • Author: G.S. Sekhon

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Predicting Moisture Profiles in Homogeneous and Layered Aridisols and Ultisols during Horizontal Infiltration

  • Author: T.C. Baruah, R.S. Siyag, R. Pal, S.R. Poonia

• Evaporation from Soil as Affected by Incorporation and Surface and Subsurface Placement of Oat Straw

  • Author: P.S. Minhas, A.S. Gill

• Influence of Organic Acids and Bases on the Mobility of Some Heavy Metals in Soil

  • Author: Samiullah Khan, N. Nazar Khan, Nusrat Iqbal

• Fluorescence Excitation Spectroscopic Studies on Humic Acids

  • Author: Dulal C. Nayak, Aloke K. Barman, Chanorika Varadachari, Kunal Ghosh

• Some Chemical Properties of Soils under Different Old Stands on Upper Forest Hill of Kalimpong (Darjeeling), West Bengal

  • Author: S.K. Banerjee, S.B. Singh, S. Nath, D.K. Pal

• Studies on Reaction products of Tetraammonium Pyrophosphate Formed in Soils

  • Author: V.B. Yadav, K.B. Mistry

• Seasonal Variations in Enzymatic Activity in Cultivated, Pond and Virgin Soils

  • Author: H. Ram, B.N. Singh, J. Prasad

• Determination of Urea-N by Steam Distillation

  • Author: D. Panda, S. Patnaik

• Effect of Submergence on Changes in Soil Properties and Yield and Nutrient Uptake by Rice with Varying Nutrio-environment in Lowland Soil

  • Author: N.C. Pande, R.N. Samantaray, S.K. Mohanty

• Selenium—Sulphur Relationship on the Growth and Composition of Sunflower

  • Author: R.K. Sharma, M.S. Gangwar

• Evaluation of Zinc Supplying Power of Soils for Rice

  • Author: A.K. Misra, P.K. Nayar, S. Patnaik

• Response of Wheat to 2inc Application in Different Soils of Semi-Arid Region

  • Author: Kuldeep Singh, U.C. Shukla

• A Comparative Study of the Direct and Residual Effect of Zinc Carriers on the Response of Crops in Calcareous Soil

  • Author: R. Sakal, B.P. Singh, A.P. Singh, R.B. Sinha

• Scanning Electron Microscopy Studies of Some Soils in Cuddapah Basin

  • Author: Y.S. Rao, N.G. Raghu Mohan, A.E. Vasudeva Rao

• Morphology, Genesis and Classification of Two Dominant Soils of the Warm Temperate and Humid Region of the Central Himalayas

  • Author: Jawahar L. Sehgal, C. Sys, G. Stoops, R. Tavernier

• Characteristics and Erodibility of Some HiJl Soils in Uttar Pradesh under Varying Land Use, Slope and Terracing Conditions

  • Author: G. R. Singh, Om Prakash

• Effect of Split Application of Liming Amendments on Grain Yield and Chemical Properties of an Acid Lateritic Soil

  • Author: N.K. Pradhan, C. Misra

• Soil Characteristics Related to Non-uniformity in Crop Growth and Perpe tuation of Barren Patches in Cultivated Saline Fields

  • Author: K.L. Chawla, B K. Khosla

• Effect of the Continuous Use of Sodium and Bicarbonate-Rich Irrigation Water with Gypsum and Farmyard Manure on Soil Properties and the Yield of Wheat in a Fine Loamy Soil

  • Author: H.R. Manchanda, R.N. Garg, S K. Sharma, J.P. Singh

• Evaluation of Techniques Suitable for Growing Sugar Beet on Sodic Soils

  • Author: V.K. Garg, S.C. Srivastava

• Mineral Stability in Salt-Affected Inceptisols

  • Author: D.D. Dubey, Op. Sharma

• SHORT COMMUNICATION

  Evaluation of Water Infiltration Characteristics during the Reclamation of Sodic Soils

  • Author: D.P. Sharma

• RESEARCH NOTE

  Nature and Properties of Soil Humus Substances of Doon Valley Forests

  • Author: R.M. Slnghal, S.D. Sharma

• Comparative Study of Mudball Urea and Soil Pre-treated Urea on Their Mineralization in Submerged Rice Soil

  • Author: Kameshwar Yadav, L.L. Srivastava

• Influence of Nitrification Inhibitor (N-Serve) and Soil Moisture on Transformation of Mineral Nitrogen

  • Author: Asit K. Mukhopadhyay, Ramapada Ghosh, Dlpankar Saha

• Effect of intensive Cropping of Jute-Rice-Wheat on Ammonification, Nitrification and Nitrogen Fixation in Soil

  • Author: A.B. Roy, H. Pal, S.C. Chakraborty, A.K. Mandal

• Changes in Inorganic Phosphorus Fractions under intensive System of Cropping in a Typic Hapludalf

  • Author: H.S. Yaduvanshi, B.R. Tripathi

• Forms of Potassium in Alluvial Soils of Western Uttar Pradesh

  • Author: Chandra Prakash, Vinay Singh

• A Note on the Heavy Metal Status of Coconut Growing Soils of Kerala

  • Author: C.C. Biddappa, H. Hameed Khan

• Selenium Status of Some Mollisols of Nainital Region as Related to Sulphur and Other Soil Characteristics

  • Author: R.K. Sharma, M.S. Gangwar

• Forms of Selenium in Soils of Western Uttar Pradesh

  • Author: Vinay Singh, Rajvir Singh Malik

• Influence of Furadan 3G on Micronutrient Status of an Alluvial Soil

  • Author: R.P. Singh, S.K. Saxena

• Effect of Urea Spray with Insecticide on Phyllospheric Microorganisms and Nitrogen Uptake in Sugarcane

  • Author: Kishan Singh, Mohan Singh

• A Simple, Rapid and Inexpensive Method for Determination of Organic Carbon and Available Nitrogen in Soils

  • Author: D. Raj

• Effect of Silicate and Phosphate Application on Nutrition of Maize

  • Author: M.J. Sawarkar, B.K. Pathak

• Relative Performance of Zinc and Phosphatic Fertilizer Mixtures on Zn and P Nutrition of Wheat

  • Author: Mahendra Singh, S.B Mittal, Narendra Singh

• Response of Potato to Potash at Different Levels of Nitrogen in an Alfisol of the Central Plateau of the Khasi Hills of Meghalaya

  • Author: Pati Ram, R.N. Prasad

• Influence of Amendments and Submergence on the Transformations of Iron and Manganese in Sodic Soil

  • Author: Anand Swarup

• A Mote on the Occurrence of Petrocalcic (Cam) Horizon in Bellary, Karnataka

  • Author: N.G. Raghu Mohan, J.P. Sharma

• Classification of Some Typical Soils from Dadra and Nagar Haveli

  • Author: R.R. Biswas

• Comparative Effectiveness of Some Chemical Amendments in Reclaiming a Sodic Vertisol

  • Author: S.K Verma, Ram K. Gupta, S.K. Dubey

• Obituary

  • Author: R.S. Chahal