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College of Agriculture · Department
Soil Science
Established 1960 — the study of soil as a natural resource, with M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes, laboratories, research projects and extension activities.
Established 1960 — the study of soil as a natural resource, with M.Sc. and Ph.D. programmes, laboratories, research projects and extension activities.
Department of Soil Science was established in 1960 as a part of the College of Agriculture in the University. Our department deals with soil as a natural resource on the surface of the earth including soil formation, classification and mapping; physical, chemical, biological, and fertility properties of soils per se; and these properties in relation to the use and management of soils. We trained our PG and Doctoral program students in the above branches of soil science. The postgraduate programme at Master’s 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.
To develop a centre of excellence in creating and disseminating knowledge in Soil Science for sustainable and productive use of natural resources for the welfare of humankind.
11 seats in M.Sc. Ag. (08 seats for Uttarakhand domicile, 2 seats through ICAR & 1 for EWS) & 6 seats in Ph.D. (4 seats for Uttarakhand domicile, 1 seat from outside Uttrakhand student & 1 seat-ICAR). Under teaching programme, the department is offering 12 under graduate and 18 postgraduate courses, besides 4 deficiency courses for PG students. The quality of education imparted at the department is widely acclaimed and its well-placed alumni who are holding distinguished positions in India and abroad bear a testimony of this fact.
Department has procured new Digital pH meter, Flame photometer, single distillation unit and hot plate to strengthen the analytical work of research and under graduate and post graduate classes.
| Award Name | Awardee Name |
|---|---|
| Agri Innovation Award | Dr. S.P. Pachauri |
| S.N. Ranadey Award | Dr. S.P. Pachauri |
| Fellow of Indian Society of Agricultural Chemists | Dr. Ramesh Chandra |
| Sl. No. | Student Name | Id No. | Post and Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Rini Lavanya | 49494 | Assistant Professor, SSU, Cuttack, Odisha | |
| Dr. Prerna Bungla | 41452 | Assistant Agriculture Officer, Dept. of Agriculture, Uttarakhand | |
| Mr. Anil Kumar | 56632 | Management trainee JU Agri Sciences private limited | |
| Ms. Nidhi Luthra | 44383 | Assistant Professor (Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry) under Uttar Pradesh higher education service commission (UPHESC) in C.C.R. (PG) College, Muzaffarnagar, UP. | |
| Dr. Shubham Anil Durgude | 54164 | Soil Scientist (Precision Agriculture and AI-IOT), Mahindra and Mahindra | |
| Ms. Avantika Negi | 56977 | Field Executive- Knowledge transfer Agronomy McCain India Pvt. Ltd. |
Presently, 10 All India Coordinated Research Projects and 01 Network project funded by ICAR,03 ad-hoc research projects and 05 bio-efficacy research projects are operating in the department. The list of ongoing research projects is as follows:
| Sl.No. | Title of the research project | P.I. | Co-P.I. | Funding Agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India Coordinated Research Projects | ||||
| AICRP on MULLaRP (Soil Microbiology component) | Dr. Ramesh Chandra | Dr. Navneet Pareek | ICAR | |
| AICRP on Chickpea (Soil Microbiology component) | Dr. Ramesh Chandra | Dr. Navneet Pareek | ICAR | |
| AICRP on Soybean improvement (Soil microbiology component) | Dr. Navneet Pareek | - | ICAR | |
| AICRP on maize improvement (Soil Science component) | Dr. Veer Singh | - | ICAR | |
| AICRP on long term fertilizer experiments | Dr. Shri Ram | - | ICAR | |
| AICRP on soil test crop response correlation | Dr. Ajaya Srivasatva | Dr. Poonam Gautam | ICAR | |
| AICRP on micro and secondary nutrients and pollutant elements in soils and plants | Dr. S.P. Pachauri | Dr. A.K. Tyagi | ICAR | |
| AICRP on Integrated farming system (Soil Science component) | Dr. Ajeet Pratap Singh | - | ICAR | |
| AICRP on rice (Soil Science component) | Dr. A. K. Pant | - | ICAR | |
| AICRP on Water Management (Soil Science component) | Dr. Manisha Rani | - | ICAR | |
| AINP on soil biodiversity-biofertilizers | Dr. K.P. Raverkar | - | ICAR | |
| Ad-hoc research project | ||||
| Fertility studies of AGMA Energy Pvt. Ltd. AMF (Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi) for yield increase in rice | Dr. Ajeet Pratap Singh | Dr. Navneet Pareek | M/S AGMA Energy Private Limited, New Delhi | |
| AGMA (Studies on the efficacy of AGMA- Foliar (Brand Name: Kazuki Gold/ Yashi Gold) for growth, development and yield increase in Paddy | Dr. Ajeet Pratap Singh | - | M/S AGMA Energy Private Limited, New Delhi | |
| Progibb Sugarcane (Evaluation of Bio- efficacyof Gibberellic Acid 0.1% Gr in Sugarcane and its effect on succeeding crop) | Dr. Ajeet Pratap Singh | - | M/S Sumitomo Chemical India P. Ltd. New Delhi | |
| Impact of Nano fertilizers, biofertilizers and sea weed extracts on crop yields and soil health | Dr. Ramesh Chandra | Dr. Navneet Pareek | IFFCO, New Delhi | |
| Bio-efficacy study of Agma Energy Pvt. Ltd. Mycorrhiza in wheat | Dr. Ramesh Chandra | Dr. A.P. Singh Dr. Navneet Pareek | M/S AGMA Energy Private Limited, New Delhi | |
| Bio-efficacy trial on Urea Ammonium Nitrate (UAN) on Paddy Rice Crop | Dr. Ajaya Srivastava | - | M/s Krishi Rasayan Export Pvt. Ltd. Delhi | |
| Impact of nano fertilizers on crop yield of rice maize and soil health (funding agency - IFFCO) | Dr. Navneet Pareek | - | IFFCO, New Delhi | |
| Characterization of kidney bean (Rajmash) rhizosphere microbiome from higher altitude of Indian Central Himalaya and it's field applications. | Dr. Ajay Veer Singh | Dr. Navneet Pareek | Ministry of Environ., Forest and Climate Change, GOI |
Prize distribution to the winners of the Poster & Slogan WritingCompetition held on the occasion of World Soil Day dated 5th December 2022
