Department of Soil Science

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University > Anbil Dharmalingam Agricultural College and Research Institute > Department of Soil Science

Ongoing Projects

  1. TNPL/NRM/TRY/SAC/2015/ R002: Environmental quality assessment in the use of Paperboard industry (TNPL Unit II) wastewater for agro-forestry system
  2. EID/NRM/TRY/SAC/1997/R012: Eco -friendly utilization of distillery effluent and value added products from sugar and distillery industrial wastes in agriculture and its effect on soil and crops
  3. BPCL/NRM/TRY/SAC/2019/R013 – “Evaluation of superabsorbent polymer hydrogel of M/s BPCL, Uttar Pradesh for effective use in agriculture through suitable products and methods” to be sponsored by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, UP

 

ICAR – AICRIP PROJECT ON “MANAGEMENT OF SALT AFFECTED SOILS AND USE OF SALINE WATER IN AGRICULTURE”

  1. Evaluation of different crops for their tolerance to various sodicity levels
  2. Survey and characterization of ground waters of Tamil Nadu for irrigation.
  1. Reclamation of sodic soils through marine gypsum as alternate sources for mineral and phosphor gypsum.