Deteriorating soil fertility and concomitant decline in crop yield are major concerns to feed the growing population. A field experiment was conducted in 2019-2020 in the experimental farm of vegetable block at Organic Farm Research Centre (OFRC), Chatha at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Jammu (J&K) to test the hypothesis that appl...

A pot experiment was conducted in year 2020 in Division of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & technology of Jammu to study the influence of biochar, polyacrylamide (PAM) and mixture of two in the presence of recommended dose of inorganic fertilizer (100%RDF) on maize growth and physicochemical properties of ...

An investigation was carried out to study the impact of land use system and seasonal variations on aggregate associated soil carbon in outer Himalayas. The soil samples were collected in Kharif and Rabi season at five different depths. The mean value of total organic carbon was highest in forest land (26.03 g kg-1) and lowest in barren land (12.55 g kg-1). Rabi sea...

An investigation was carried out to study the impact of land use system and seasonal variations on aggregate associated soil carbon in outer Himalayas. The soil samples were collected in Kharif and Rabi season at five different depths. The mean value of total organic carbon was highest in forest land (26.03 g kg-1) and lowest in barren land (12.55 g kg-1). Rabi sea...

The present investigation entitled “Impact of Organic Manures on Nutrient Availability in High Density Guava Orchard” was conducted during 2019-2020 in the experimental farm of horticultural block at Organic Farming Research Centre (OFRC), Chatha at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Jammu (J&K). The trial was laid out in randomized bl...

A field study was conducted to study the impact of resource conservation techniques on runoff and sediment yield in lower shivaliks of Jammu. The value of pH in sandy loam was highest in overgrazing prevention (7.84) and lowest in cover crop (7.33) in both sandy and clayey soils. The organic carbon content was highest in cover crop in both sandy and clay loam soils...

A pot experiment was conducted during Kharif season of 2019, at the Division of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry to study the efficacy of halophilic biofertilizers i.e. Halo-Azo, Halo-Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria (Halo-PSB), Halo-Zinc and Halo-Mix on the soil health as well as growth and productivity of paddy (PR-113). Regular biofertilizers are ineffectiv...

Surface and sub-surface soil samples from fourty three locations from maize-gobhi sarson or related oil seed crop representing three agro-climatic zones viz., sub-tropical, intermediate and temperate zones were collected. Besides, a field experiment "Influence of inorganics and organics on soil characteristics and crop yield under rainfed maize-gobhi sarson sequenc...

An experiment was conducted for three Kharif and two intervening Rabi seasons, beginning with Kharif 2006, at WMRC research farm of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu, Chatha, Jammu, to investigate the influence of puddling intensities and organic amendments (nutrient sources) on soil water availability and performance of rice ...

A pot experiment was conductedduring Kharif of 2020,at the Division of Soil Science and Agriculture Chemistry to study the effect of differentsoil amendments(biochar and polymer)on soil properties, growth, yield and water productivity of rice (Basmati-370). The experiment was laid out in 2-factorial CRD with three replications comprising two levels of irrigation vi...

A soil survey was conducted at Doda district in the month of April 2016 to assess the various physico-chemical and biological properties of the soil. Composite surface soil samples (185) were collected at a depth of 0-15cm. For microbial analysis rhizosphere fresh soil samples were collected from different land use systems and stored at 4°C in a freezer. The exact ...

The current study “Isolation and characterization of phosphate solubilizing bacteria from the rhizosphere of french bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)” involved isolation, characterization and growth promotion of bacteria showing phosphate solubilizing properties. Soil samples were collected from prominent french bean growing locations of Jammu district i.e., Bishnah (L1...