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Department of Soil Science was established as part of the College of Agriculture in the university in 1960. The post-graduate programme at Masters level started in 1963 and Ph.D. programme in 1967. Since then a significant increase in the size of faculty and the areas of specialization, remarkable improvement in the laboratory facilities and appreciable growth in the number of courses have been registered. Outstanding research contributions made by various scientists at national level have been recognized through various awards viz. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, ISAC-PPCL and ISPRD Award. The AICRP team of MULLaRP has been recognized for outstanding contribution in developing high yielding varieties of urdbean and their production technologies by IIPR, Kanpur. Two Ph.D. Scholars have won the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award for their outstanding doctoral research.
· To offer courses in Soil Science to undergraduate students of agriculture and other streams · To conduct post-graduate programmes for Masters and Ph.D degree in Soil Science · To carry out basic and strategic research on soils · To disseminate and promote the technologies for sustainable management of soil and water resources
1. Developing technologies for efficient management of soil, water and nutrient resources 2. Monitoring soil quality in intensive cropping systems and evolve methods for soil restoration and sustainable productivity 3. Development of simulation models for soil organic matter turnover, nutrient and water management decision support system 4. Application of GIS/GPS in mapping the soil and water resources of Uttarakhand State for policy decisions in soil, water, nutrients and underground biodiversity management 5. Studies on microbial diversity, PGPRs and other AIMs (agriculturally important microorganisms), and their management
Ψ M. Sc. (Soil Science) Ψ Ph. D. (Soil Science) Admission to these courses is through an entrance examination conducted by the University.
The academic curriculum for both M. Sc. and Ph. D. were developed through deliberations with the faculty of Soil Science and the experts in the field from reputed National Institutes. The programmes, however, have been modified so as to reflect the current trends in Soil Science.
Core Courses
Basic Supporting Course
Optional courses Course(s) of relevance/ interest equivalent to minimum of 8 credit hours either from the department or other departments.
Minor Package Package of 10 credit hours as minor from any department supporting to the research problem.
Thesis Research
Deficiency courses If required, deficiency courses for 5 credits
Core Courses
Basic Supporting Courses
Deficiency courses A. Package of deficiency courses for all graduates of all streams who have not studied Soil Science as elective
B. Package of deficiency courses for B.Sc. (PCM/ZBC) graduate admitted in Agriculture
a. Any 9 credit courses from the following
b. A minimum of 6 credits of the U.G. courses from the Major Department
c. Additional deficiency courses for PCM graduate only
d. Additional deficiency courses for ZBC graduate only
Thesis Research
Departmental other courses
(i) B. Sc. Agriculture
(ii) B. Tech. Agric. Engg.
The faculty of Soil Science also teaches the following courses to the students of MBA (Agribusiness) and to M.Sc. forestry programme.
The department has so far awarded M. Sc. and Ph. D. degrees.
Well-equipped laboratories for carrying out routine analysis, measurement and monitoring of soil properties in the fields of soil physics, soil chemistry, soil mineralogy, soil microbiology, soil fertility including micronutrients, soil testing and soil survey are in operation. Sophisticated equipments like X-ray diffraction machine, GLC, atomic absorption spectrophotometer, UV-VIS spectrophotometer, flame photometer, Auto analyser and cartographic instruments are available in the laboratories. Green house facilities for plant growth experiments and lysimeters for ET measurement and water balance studies are available. The faculty members have personal computers with internet connection and software for system simulation and modeling.
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