National Seminar on Soil Health Assessment with Mridaparikshak (Inaugural Session)

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1 National Seminar On Soil Health Assessment with Mridaparikshak November 4-5, 2016 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal Sponsored by Nagarjuna Agrochemicals Pvt Ltd., Hyderabad A two daysnational Seminar on"soil Health Assessment with Mridaparikshak" was held at ICAR-IISS, Bhopalduring04-05 November, In his inaugural address, the Chief Guest, Dr. A.K. Singh, Vice Chancellor, RVSKVV, Gwaliorgave an overview of the importance of Soil Health Cards, soil testing kits and its economic benefits to the ultimate stakeholder. Dr. Ashok.K..Patra, Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal in his welcome address spoke on the need for soil health assessment and the origin of Mridaparikshak project. Dr. S. S. Khanna, Ex-Advisor, Planning Commission, Govt. of India, elaborated on the basic criteria for soil testing and the soil sampling procedures for effective soil health assessment. Dr. S.S. Tomar, Additional Commissioner, (INM), DAC&FW, Govt. of India gave an account of the Soil Health Card Mission, the flagship scheme of the Prime Minister and its targets and achievements. He also informed that the crop diversification and INM is required to boost up the farm productivity. Dr. M.L. Meena, Director Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh informed that the feedback on the Mridaparikshak is good. He further emphasized that Soil Health Card may be made available in local language of farmers. The two days Seminar was attended by about 150 delegates including invited subject matter experts, past Presidents of Indian Society of Soil Science, scientists from ICAR institutions and SAUs, Krishi Vigyan Kendras and industry representatives. The sessions included the case studies of the generation of soil health cards in the states of Kerala, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh and the possible inclusion of physical and biological soil health parameters in the soil health. The importance of a representative soil sample was emphasized and the possible methodologies were proposed. Dr Sanjay Srivastava, Principal Investigator of Mridaparikshak project and organizing secretary of the National seminar presented on use and functioning of Mridaparikshak. The users of Mridaparikshak gave the feedback on the functioning of Mridaparikshak mini lab. 1

2 National Seminar on Soil Health Assessment with Mridaparikshak (Inaugural Session) Dr S K Chaudhari, ADG (SWM), NRM, ICAR addressing the delegates during Brainstorming Session A Brainstorming session on Efficient utilization of soil test kits for the assessment of soil health was also organized on November 05, The session was Chaired by Dr. S. K. Chaudhari, ADG (SWM), NRM, ICAR. Eleven speakers from different parts of the country expressed their views on the topic. The salient points emerged from the brainstorming are capacity building, improving soil sampling methodologies especially for hilly region, making soil health assessment more comprehensive by inclusion of some physical and biological parameters, finding new techniques of 2

3 soil health assessment, and taking continuous feedback from the users of soil test kits. The National Seminar was sponsored by M/s Nagarjuna Agrochemicals Pvt. Ltd. (NAC), Hyderabad, the company that partnered with ICAR-IISS in the development of Mridaparikshak. Mridaparikshak is a mini-lab which can be used in the generation of soil health cards comprising 12 soil parameters enlisted in soil health card. The recommendations of the National Seminar are: Soil sampling The grid size in case of hilly region soils and horticultural crops need to be worked out for the representative soil samples. The sub-samples taken for making the representative soil sample for analysis within a grid should come from soils having similar morphological characteristics and not too differing past management practices. Soil analysis/other improvements Some modifications in Mridaparikshak mini-lab w.r.t placement of ph and EC probe, quality of cuvette, keeping quality or shelf life of reagents supplied with the mini-lab need a re-look and may be introduced, if practicable. User s feedback has to be taken. A good system of repair and maintenance of Mridaparikshak mini-lab has to be ensured. Researchable Issues Some physical, biological, and environmental parameters of practical utility, and water analysis may be looked into for inclusion in Mridaparikshak mini-lab, if possible. Shelf life of chemical solutions supplied with Mridaparikshak may be enhanced. Capacity Building Capacity building in the use and handling of Mridaparikshak mini-lab has to be up-scaled, a formal training programme has to be framed and has to be ensured to all the recipients of Mridaparikshak mini-lab. Data Entry Preparation of soil health card: Data entry for the preparation of soil health card needs a relook. Collaborate may be made with NIC to make the data entry and subsequent soil health card generation which is more user friendly with enhanced facility of fixing the variable i.e. selection of targets, quality and quantity of fertilizers recommended, provision of Ca and Mg etc. Dissemination The states may tap more resources and synergy between states and centres may be enhanced. Awareness about the Mridaparikshak may be increased. 3

4 National Seminar On Soil Health Assessment with Mridaparikshak November 4-5, 2016 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal Sponsored by Nagarjuna Agrochemicals Pvt Ltd., Hyderabad November 04, 2016 Programme Schedule Registration Inauguration Hi Tea AM AM AM Technical Session to 1.30 PM Lecture 2 Lecture 3 Soil Testing: Conventional vis.-a-vis Soil Test Kits/Mini Lab Dr. S. S. Khanna Dr. A K Biswas Conventional Soil Testing vis-à-vis. Rapid Soil Testing: Issues and Strategies Soil Health Card & Soil Test Crop Response and their integration with Mridaparikshak Development of Mridaparikshak and its use in assessing soil fertility parameters Lunch Technical Session 2 Assessment of soil health: Learning through Case Studies 2.15 to 3.15 PM Dr. G. Dev Dr K Laxminarayana Agricultural Soil Health Assessment in Navapur Taluka of Nandurbar District of Maharashtra Dr A Subba Rao Former Director, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal Dr Pradip Dey Project Coordinator, All India Coordinated Research Project on Soil Test Crop Response Dr. Sanjay Srivastava Principal Scientist, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal Dr. Kishore K Krishnani Principal Scientist & Head, ICAR-National institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Baramati Lecture 2 Soil Health Card Mission: Experience at Kerala Dr. K. Susan John Principal Scientist, ICAR- Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Kerala Lecture 3 Analysis of Different Parameters of Soil Dr. Ranjeet Singh Raghav 4

5 Samples With Mridaparikshak In Vidhyan Plateau of District Raisen (M.P.) PM Tea Technical Session to 4.15 PM Lecture 2 Lecture 3 Technical Session PM Scientist (Soil Science), KVK, Raisen Integrating soil test kits/mini-lab with Physical/biological/environmental soil health parameters: A futuristic view Dr. D. K. Das Dr. Aketi Ramesh Physical soil health parameters and their possibilities of integration with rapid soil testing Biological soil health parameters and their possibilities of integration with rapid soil testing Soil testing for polluted soils: Possibilities and constraints Dr. R S. Chaudhary Principal Scientist & Head, Division of Soil Physics, ICAR- Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal Dr. S R Mohanty Senior Scientist, Division of Soil Biology, ICAR-IISS, Bhopal Dr. J. K. Saha Principal Scientist & Head, Division of Env. Soil Science, ICAR-IISS, Bhopal Initialization of Mridaparikshak and preparation of soil health cards through Mridaparikshak Dr. D. K. Sharma Dr. D. V. Singh Generating soil health card with Mridaparikshak Interactive session Discussion on the use and feedback of Mridaparikshak PM Tea/Poster session 8.00 PM Dinner at ICAR-IISS Shri Niermal Nagarjuna Agrochemicals Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabd Demonstration of Mridaparikshak Mini-Lab (November 04-05) During the course of National Seminar, the Mridaparikshak Mini Lab, kept at Ground Floor Entrance, will be demonstrated to delegates. The resource persons for the demonstration are: Dr. Tapan Adhikari, Principal Scientist, ICAR-IISS, Bhopal Dr. Pramod Jha, Senior Scientist, ICAR-IISS, Bhopal Dr. Abhay Shirale, Scientist, ICAR-IISS, Bhopal 5

6 November 05, 2016 Technical Session 1 Brainstorming Efficient utilization of soil test kits for the assessment of soil health AM to AM Rapporteaurs Dr. S. K. Chaudhari, ADG (SWM), NRM, ICAR Dr. Tapan Adhikari Dr. R. Elanchezhian Initiation of the session Other speakers Dr. G. Dev Dr. Ashok K. Patra, Dr. D. K Das, Dr. D. K. Sharma, Dr. A Subba Rao, Dr. Muneshwar Singh, Dr. A. K. Shukla, Dr. D.L.N. Rao, Dr. Pradip Dey, Dr. R. S. Chaudhary, Dr. J. K. Saha, Dr A. K Biswas, Dr. S. R. Mohanty, Dr. Pramod Jha Views of delegates (Noon) Tea Plenary Session (12.00 to 1.00 PM) Rapporteaurs Dr. G. Dev Dr. Pradip Dey Dr. K. Ramesh s of different sessions to present the salient proceedings of their respective sessions Finalization of Recommendations s Remarks PM Lunch 2.00 PM Distribution of participation certificates to delegates PM Laboratory/Field visit 6

7 National Seminar on Soil Health Assessment with Mridaparikshak (4-5 November, 2016) at ICAR-IISS Bhopal Poster Session Sr. Title of Abstract Name Designation & Affiliation No. 1 Management of Rice Straw Practices to Enhance Yield of Rice, Nutrient Availability And Soil Fertility Under Rice-Wheat Cropping System in Central Uttar Pradesh Ravi Kumar Meena, Ph D Scholar, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur Assessment Of Soil Nutrient Status Through Mridaparikshak And Its Management in Angul District of Odisha 3 Soil Fertility Status of Nearby Villages Of Krishi Vigyan Kendra-Valsad (Guj.) 4 Soil Health Attributes of Farmers Field Under Bundelkhand Region. 5 Application of Soil Health Card Data For Optimized Chickpea And Lentil Crop Yield Under indo-gangetic Plains of Eastern India 6 Soil And Water Health Card Significance For Sustainable Brackish-water Aquaculture 7 Physico-Chemical Characterization of Farmland Soil Used Some Villages of Durgdistist in Chhattigarh State 8 Assessment of Soil Health in Narsinghpur, Mandla, Seoni and Katni Districts of Madhya Pradesh 9 Effect of Application of Fertilizers and Different Organic Manures on Available N, their Fractions in soil of Mango Orchards 10 Plant Nutrients Availability in Hilly Areas of Uttarakhand for Precise Soil Fertility Management Tiryak Kumar Samant L.T.KAPUR Dhiraj Kumar Dr. Deokaran Scientist (Agronomy),KrishiVigyan Kendra(OUAT), Angul, Odisha Subject Matter Specialist(Soil Sci.), KVK-Ambheti, Valsad (Guj.) Scientist (Soil Science), ICAR- Central Agroforestry Research institute, Near Pahuj Dam, Gwalior Road, Jhansi (UP) Subject Matter Specialist (Soil Science), KrishiVigyan Kendra (ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region), Buxar (Bihar) S. Suvana Scientist, CIBA, Chennai U.K.Patel SMS, KrishiVigyan Kendra, Anjora - Durg (C.G.), P.J. Khankhane ICAR-Directorate of Weed Research (ICAR), Jabalpur, India S. S. Karle Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Roha, Dist- Raigad (MS D.V. Singh ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation 218 Kaulagarh Road, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) 11 Soil types in Madhya Pradesh Bhakti Chourey M.J.B. PG College, Indore (M.P.) 7