Bhabani Prasad Mondal

Bihar Agriculture University

The Indo-Gangetic alluvium is prime region for intensive agricultural. In some areas of this region, groundwater is now becoming progressively polluted by contamination with poisonous substances like arsenic. Intensive irrigation with arsenic contaminated ground water in dry spell results in the formation of As(III) which is more toxic. Thus ground...

soil available phosphorus (P), a major plant nutrient, exhibits a high degree of spatial variability. spatial variability assessment of P is necessary for its precise management using geostatistics. therefore, the present study was conducted in an intensely cropped region of ladian village of ludhiana, Punjab during 2014-2016 to assess the spatial...

Changes in land use over time can induce spatial variability and these spatial variability patterns may be land use specific. Blanket nutrient management strategies that disregard spatial variability, not only cause economic losses but can impair soil and environmental quality and crop productivity. Geostatistical tools help better in capturing spa...

Potassium (K) is an important macronutrient for crop plant and plays a crucial role in crop production. Therefore, accurate and rapid estimation of soil available K is necessary for judicious application of available K in an intensively cropped region. However, traditional soil chemical analysis for assessing soil available K is very much laborious...

The idea of this book series is for the scientists, scholars, engineers and students from the Universities all around the world and the industry to present ongoing research activities, and hence to foster research relations between the Universities and the industry. The purpose of this book is to provide a focal forum to share the latest research f...

The book chapter deals with the concept, methodology and application of Digital Soil Mapping along with case study (digital soil moisture estimation) in GIS and Remote Sensing Perspective

The isothiocyanate's chemoprevention properties are reported to be present in cruciferous veggies through a variety of mechanisms. Sulforaphane, a phytochemical found in green leafy vegetables, has shown promise in the prevention and treatment of several cancers, including those of the prostate, breast, colon, skin, urinary bladder, and oral caviti...

Monitoring and assessment of soil organic carbon (SOC) are critical for maintaining and enhancing the productivity of agricultural soils. The SOC is commonly determined through soil sampling and subsequent laboratory analysis using chemical methods. This method though very precise is time-consuming, labour-intensive and expensive. Contrarily, visib...

Agriculture continues to be the primary source of income for most rural people in the developing economy. The world's economy is also strongly reliant on agricultural products, which accounts for a large number of its exports. Despite its growing importance, agriculture is still lagging behind to meet the demands due to crop failure caused by bad w...

Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy (DRS) as a contemporary technique has evolved as a highly efficient method for predicting multitude of soil properties which on a contrary is less expensive and time saving to collect and analyze a huge number of soil samples. The current study exploits the treasure of spectral and spatial information extracted from...

Soil heterogeneity, soil formation factors and other human induced activities cause spatial variation of soil available nutrients. Knowledge on spatial variability of soil nutrients is essential for their successful management in crop field. Soil available sulphur (S) is an important secondary nutrient and it may vary spatially at any scale. Hence,...

Monitoring and assessment of soil organic carbon (SOC) are critical for maintaining and enhancing the productivity of agricultural soils. The SOC is commonly determined through soil sampling and subsequent laboratory analysis using chemical methods. This method though very precise is time-consuming, labour intensive and expensive. Contrarily, visib...

PhytoremediationPhytoremediation is an effective tool which can be employed to revive the degraded or metal-contaminated soils. However, assessment of contamination caused by heavy metal in soilSoil and its monitoringMonitoring on long-term basis is essential to assess the efficacy of phytoremediationPhytoremediation processes. Conventional techniq...

Rapid and accurate prediction of soil available S, an important secondary nutrient, is crucial for its site-specific management in a cultivated region. Although traditional chemical analysis of any nutrient is an accurate method, but often costly, time-consuming and destructive in nature. Recently visible near-infrared (VIS-NIR) reflectance spectro...

The word 'Soil' has been derived from the Latin word 'solum' means 'Floor' or 'Ground'. It is thought that “without life, there is no soil and without soil, there is no life on the earth planet”. Basically, soil is a dynamic natural body, developed as a result of pedogenic processes during and after weathering of rocks, consisting of mineral and or...

Agriculture is considered as one of the most important sectors for the Indian economy. Although the crop production in India is increasing every year, but various crop stresses resist the rate of increment pf crop production. The consequences of such stresses resist lead to the development of deficiencies symptoms in plant-parts, impairment in crop...

Integrated approach of nutrient with cow urine for field crops especially for wheat crops which enhances profitability for farmers

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a crucial indicator of soil fertility, maintaining soil health and sustaining the productivity of agro-ecosystem. Rapid, reliable and cost effective assessment of soil properties specially for SOC is important for monitoring soil fertility status along with soil health. Conventional chemical analysis of any soil propert...

Heterogeneity in soil system primarily causes the spatial variations of different soil parameters. A systematic study was conducted for assessing the spatial variability pattern of soil fertility parameters especially soil available potassium (K) under three different land use systems viz. berseem base land use, rice-wheat and poplar-wheat cropping...

Soil organic carbon is a key component of soil fertility, maintaining soil health sustaining ecosystem productivity and assuring environmental security. Spatial variation of soil organic carbon (SOC), due to various soil forming factors and processes, management practices including crop residue management and different land uses, must be analyzed g...

Rapid, reliable and cost effective assessment of soil properties has become a focus area for management of natural resources. Soil properties vary widely both spatially and temporally. Therefore, accurate and rapid quantification of soil properties is an important issue for soil mapping and sustainable land management. Thus, spectroscopic technique...

Potassium, along with other major nutrients is essential for optimal growth and development of crop-plant. But the soil potassium (K) status varies extensively in different soil types and even within the same soil type due to variable mineralogical composition of soil and various anthropogenic activities including management practices like fertiliz...

Introduction:Soil is a heterogeneous system, whose processes and mechanisms are very complex and difficult to comprehend. Many traditional soil analytical techniques are still used to determine soil physical, chemical and microbiological properties ignoring the interaction of different components of soil, spatial variability, soil quality and susta...