Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science

Table of Contents

• RESEARCH NOTE

  60th Annual Convention of the Indian Society of Soil Science: A Brief Report

• Presidential Address*

  • Author: G. Dev

• Soil Research in India - A Re-View

  • Author: N.N. Goswami

• Land Resources Appraisal for Land Use Planning to Meet the Challenges of 21st Century

  • Author: J. Sehgal

• Soil and Water Resources of Madhya Pradesh Issues, potentialities and prospects

  • Author: J.S. Kanwar

• Water Management: Issues and strategies

  • Author: T.N. Chaudhary

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Application of Kozeny-Carman Equation for the Estimation of Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity of Soils

  • Author: K.K. Mathan, A. Sundaram, P.P. Mahendran

• Hydrological Behaviour and Rooting Patterns of Some Grass Species in Vertisol

  • Author: V.K. Mishra, D.H. Ranade, Ram K. Gupta, C.M. Solanki

• Spatial Variability Analysis of Bulk Density as a Guide for Tillage

  • Author: R.P. Gupta, P. Aggarwal, A.S. Chauhan

• Characteristics of Clay-Organic Complexes Isolated from Some Vertisols of Karnataka

  • Author: K.M. Manjaiah, S.K. Ghosh

• Role of Organic Matter and Sesquioxides in the Adsorption of Pesticides on Soils

  • Author: A.K. Mandal, M. Adhikari

• Pyroquilon Degradation in Soils as Influenced by Temperature and Water Content

  • Author: R.N. Pandey, A.K. Agnihotri

• Effect of Greenmanure and Prilled Urea on the Changes of Electrochemical Properties of Soil under Lowland Rice

  • Author: B. Dekamedhi, S.K. Dedaita

• Ph~sphorus Sorption as Influenced by Soil Clay Minerals in Major Soil Groups of India

  • Author: K.P. Tomar, A. Ramesh, A.K. Biswas

• Phosphate Adsorption Characteristics of Some Benchmark Soils of N-W India and Their Relationships with Soil Properties

  • Author: Milap Chand, Nirmal S. Randhawa, A.C. Vig

• Pota~sium-Calcium Exchange Characteristics in an Alfisol and an Inceptisol of Orissa

  • Author: P.K. Das, R.K. Patra, N. Acharyya, G.C. Sahu

• Zinc Adsorption and Its Thermodynamics in Some Soil Spries of Maharashtra

  • Author: S.S. Dhane, L.M. Shukla

• Distribution of Different Forms of Zinc in Benchmark and Other Established Soil Series of Maharashtra

  • Author: S.S. Drane, L.M. Shukla

• Distribution of DTPA-Extractable Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe in Some Soil Series of Maharashtra and Their Relationship with Some Soil Properties

  • Author: S.S. Dhane, L.M. Shukla

• Residual Effect of Phosphate and Rhizobium inoculation in Chickpea on Succeeding Maize and Fodder Sorghum

  • Author: R.D. Sharma, R.P. Pareek, R. Chandra

• Nitrogen Contribution and Soil Improvement by Legume Greenmanuring in Rice-Wheat Cropping on an Acid Clay Loam Soil

  • Author: N. Datt, K.K.R. Bhardwaj

• Native and Added Nitrogen Relationship in Opium Poppy (PapaverSomniferum L.)

  • Author: D.D. Patra, M. Anwar, D.V. Singh

• Effed of Fertilizer Nand S Interaction on Composition and Uptake of Nutrients by Linseed on Acid Alfisol

  • Author: R.C. Jaggi, R.S. Kanwal, S.P. Dixit

• Linseed Oil Coated Urea and Ammelide as Slow Release Nitrogenous Fertilizers

  • Author: V.K. Suri, B. Datta

• Characterization of Partially Acidulated Phosphate Rocks

  • Author: D.R Biswas, G. Narayanasamy

• Determination of Available Phosphorus by Iron Oxide Impregnated Filter,Paper Soil Test for Wheat

  • Author: Baljit Singh, B.R. Arora, K.N. Sharma

• Increasing Efficiency of Fertilizer Phosphorus through Addition of Organic Amendments in Groundnut

  • Author: B.S. Trivedi, P.M. Bhatt, I.M. Patel, R.C. Gami

• Response of Pigeonpea Grown in Rotation with Wheat to Phosphate Application and to Residual P

  • Author: N.S. Pasricha, M.S. Aulakh, A.S. Azad

• Phosphorus, Zinc and Organic Matter Interaction in Relation to Uptake, Tissue Concentration and Absorption Rate of Phosphorus in Wheat

  • Author: A.K. Nayak, M.L. Gupta

• Sulphur Status and Response of Rice to Sulphur on Some Soils of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

  • Author: A.N. Ganeshamurthy, Ganauri Singh, N.T. Singh

• Effect of S Fertilization on Forage Yields, S Uptake and Soil Fertility under Different Crop Sequences

  • Author: S.B. Tripathi, R.S. Singh, R.K. Tripathi

• Micronutrient Uptake at Different Growth Stages of Cotton Genotypes in Relation to Soil Salinity

  • Author: G.V. Subbaiah, P. Somasekhara Rao, Ch. Srinivasa Rao

• CASE STUDY

  Gilgai Microrelief in Swell-Shrink Soils: A Case Study from Sholapur District, Maharashtra

  • Author: O. Challa

• RESEARCH ARTICLE

  Effect of Soil Characters on the Yield of Rainfed Crops in a Watershed near Nagpur

  • Author: S.C. Yadav, B.S. Shivaramu, J. Sehgal

• A Management Strategy of Using Gypsum for Reclamation of Salt Affected Soils

  • Author: Aman Ullah Bhatti, Ahmad Bakhsh

• Amelioration of Some Sodie Soils in Arid Regions of Rajasthan

  • Author: R.L. Suwalka, F.M. Qureshi

• Effectiveness of Coarse Sand and Performance Testing of Filter Materials for Sub-surface Drainage System in Sodic Vertisol

  • Author: D.H. Ranade, S.K. Verma, S.C. Tiwari, Rajesh Gupta, N.C. Shrivastava

• SHORT COMMUNICATION

  Estimating Evaporation Parameter in Relation to Soil, Tillage Depth and Atmospheric Evaporativity

  • Author: S.K. Jalota

• Comparison of Synthetic and Soil Natural Conditioners on Cumulative Evaporation

  • Author: K.K. Sen, P.B.S. Bhadoria, B. Datta

• Soil Water Characteristics of Different Soil Series in Chambal Command, Rajasthan

  • Author: R.P. Nagar, P.K. Gupta, P.G. Karkanis, C.P. Sharma, S. Saxena

• Prediction of Water Extraction Pattern of Wheat Roots under Varying Moisture and Nitrogen Levels

  • Author: B.D. Sharma, S. Kar, S. Sarkar

• Standardization of Equilibration Time for Phosphorus Adsorption Studies in Low P-fixing Alluvial Soils

  • Author: Milap-Chand, Nirmal S. Randhawa, A.C. Vig

• Effect of P Fertilization and Sesbania Green Manure Incorporation on Phosphate Solubility

  • Author: Yash-Pal, A.C. Vig, Milap-Chand

• Status and Forms of Sulphur in Upland and Lowland Soils of Santhal Parganas Region of Bihar

  • Author: Surendra Singh, S.K. Singh, K.P. Singh, Ramesh Kumar

• S~leBiu. Status ef Seils of Haryaaa in Relatioa to Soil Properties

  • Author: Mahendila Singh, R.P. Narwal, Narendra Singh

• A Mathematical Model for Predicting I Urease Activity in Soils of Punjab

  • Author: Balwinder Singh, Lakhwinder Singh, N.S. Didllon

• Seasonal Variation in Dehydrogenase and Urease Activity in Hilly Soils under Grasslands and Forests

  • Author: S.C. Tiwari, R.R. Mishra

• Coinoculation of Phosphorus Solubilizing Bacteria with Bradyrhizobium japonicum on Soybean

  • Author: L.M. Pant, G.V. Raghuram, A.K. Katiyar

• Prediction of Yield Responses of Gobhi Sarson to Applied N, P and K on Soils of Varying Fertility Level

  • Author: M.P.S. Gill, N.S. Dhillon, Milap-Chand

• Effect of Mixing of Sandy Soil with Clay Vertisol and Potassium on Yield and Nutrient Uptake by Groundnut

  • Author: K. Laxminarayana, G. V. Subbaiah

• Effect of Pyrite on Release of Fe, P and S in a Calcareous Inceptisol and Yield of Rice

  • Author: Pratibha Tupatkar, K.R. Sonar

• Available Micronutrient Status in the Soils of Malwa Plateau (Rajasthan)

  • Author: A.K. Sahoo, T. Chattopadhyay, R.S. Singh, R.L. Shyampura

• Effect of Spent-Wash (Distillery Effluent), Spent-Slurry and Pressmud Composts on Maize

  • Author: G.D. Patil, B.N. Sinde

• Microbial Biomass Phosphorus Determination in Soil

  • Author: D.L.N. Rao

• BOOK REVIEW

  Natural Resources Managementfor Sustainable Agriculture and Environment

• Fertiliser Management in Food Crops

• Soil Physics