A Glance of Soil Science Research in Manipur North East India

Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. Section A: Nutrient Management in Paddy. 1. Nitrogen transformation in Paddy soil fertilized with organic manures and urea/K Manorama. 2. Integrated nitrogen management of rice and nitrogen status in Paddy fields of Imphal west district, Manipur/Takhellambam S Devi. Section B: Nutrient Management in Rapeseed. 3. Integrated nutrient management in rice-mustard cropping sequence/W. Herojit Meetei. 4. Effect of Zinc on soil properties and yield under rice-rapeseed sequence/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)/T. Vikas Kumar. 6. Comparative efficacy of different manures on chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)/V Fanai. 7. Nitrogen transformation in soil amended with humic acid derived from organic manures/Geeta Nongmeikapam. 8. Effect of nitrogen and molybdenum on soil properties and yield of pea (Pisum sativum L)/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/Dorjee T Bapu. 10 Influence of boron and Sulphur on soil properties and yield of Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. Italica)/Rafiya Choudhary. Index.

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.