Soil Science & Agriculture Chemistry

Department of Soil Science & Agriculture Chemistry

Professor & Head	:	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia, Ph.D.
Contacts	:	0285-2672080 - 90 Ext - 359
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1) Faculty Strengh (Current Position) :

Sr. No.	Name	Designation	Higher Qualification	Contacts	Experience
1	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	Professor & Head	Ph.D. (Soil Sci.)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	9 years
2	Dr. A. V. Rajani	Assistant Professor	Ph.D. (Soil Sci.)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	13 Years
3	Shri R. M. Vikani,	Assistant Professor	M.Sc. (Agri.) (Soil Sci.)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	9 Years
4	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	Assistant Res. Sci.	Ph.D. (Soil Sci.)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	6 Years
5	Shri. H. P. Ponkia	Assistant Res. Sci.	M.Sc. (Agri.) (Soil Sci.)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	9 Years
6	Miss. P. I. Jetpara	Assistant Professor	M.Sc. (Agri.) (Soil Sci.)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	8 Years

Technical Staff (Current Position) :

Sr.	Name	Designation	Qualification	Contacts	Experience
1	Shri D. V. Parakhia	Agriculture Officer	M.Sc. (Agri.) (Soil Sci.)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	6 Years
2	Miss. K. B. Ranparia	Agriculture Officer	M.Sc. (Agri.) (Soil Sci.)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	6 Years
3	Miss. M. A. Davara	Agriculture Officer	M.Sc. (Agri.)(Soil Sci.)	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	3 Years
4	Shri S. B. Parmar	Agriculture Supervisor	Diploma	-	34 Years
5	Shri. R. M. Parmar	Agriculture Assistant	Diploma	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	34 Years
6	Shri. S. R. Odedara	Agriculture Assistant	Diploma	-	23 Years
7	Shri. S. M. Akbari	Agriculture Assistant	Diploma	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	12 Years
8	Miss. H. D. Chavda	Agriculture Assistant	Diploma	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	2 Years
9	Miss. R. R. Baldha	Agriculture Assistant	Diploma	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	2 Years
10	Shri. K. M. Nimbark	Lab Technician	B.Sc.	-	25 Years

Supporting Staff (Current Position) :

Sr.	Name	Designation	Qualification	Contacts	Experience
1	Smt. S. S. Manavadaria	Senior Clerk	Graduate in Arts	-	14 Years
2	Ku. K. N. Ashar	Junior Clerk	MBA (HR)	-	1 Years
3	Ku. M. K. Ranparia	Junior Clerk	M.Com.	-	1 Years
4	Shri M J Sindhal	Driver	Graduate in Arts	-	12 Years
5	Shri R. S. Bheda	Lab. Boy	9th PASS	-	23 Years
6	Ku. J. J. Dabhi	Lab. Boy	9th PASS	-	27 Years

Courses offered at UG /PG and other (Current Year Odd & Even Sem.)

(A) Post Graduate Courses

Teacher	Odd/ Even	Course No.	Titleof the course	Credit
Shri. A. S. Jadeja	Even	SOILS 501	Soil Physics	2+1
Miss. P. I. Jetpara	Odd	SOILS 502	Soil Fertility & Fertilizer Use	3+1
Dr. K. B. Parmar	Odd	SOILS 503	Soil Chemistry	2+1
Shri. A. S. Jadeja	Even	SOILS 504	Soil Mineralogy, Genesis, Classification and Survey	2+1
Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	Even	SOILS 505	Soil Erosion and Conservation	2+1
Miss. P. I. Jetpara	Even	SOILS 506	Soil Biology and Biochemistry	2+1
Dr. L. C. Vekaria	Odd	SOILS 509	Soil, Water and Air Pollution	2+1
Dr. L. C. Vekaria	Even	SOILS 510	Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques for Soil and Crop Status	2+1
Dr. A. V. Rajani	Odd	SOILS 511	Analytical Techniques and Instrumental Methods in Soils and Plant Analysis	0+2
Dr. A. V. Rajani	Even	SOILS 513	Management of Problematic Soils and Water	2+1
Dr. L. C. Vekaria	Odd	SOILS 515	Land degradation and restoration	1+0
Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	Odd	SOILS 601	Advances in Soil Physics	2+0
Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	Odd	SOILS 602	Advances in Soil Fertility	2+0
Dr. K. B. Parmar	Even	SOILS 604	Soil Genesis and Micropedology	2+0
Dr. L. C. Vekaria	Odd	SOILS 606	Land Use Planning and Watershed Management	2+0

(B) Under Graduate Programme, B.Sc. (Hons.) Agri., COA, Junagadh

Teacher	Odd/Even	Course No.	Titleof the course	Credit
Miss. P. I. Jetpara	Odd	Ag. Chem. 1.1	Fundamental of soil science	2+1
Miss. P. I. Jetpara	Even	Ag. Chem. 2.2	Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management	2+1
Dr. A.V. Rajani	Odd	Ag. Chem. 3.3	Problematic Soils and their Management	2+1
Miss K. B. Ranpariya	Odd	Enrs. 5.1	Environmental studies and Disaster Management	2+1
Dr. L. C. Vekaria and Prof. H. P. Ponkia	Odd	Ag. Chem. 7.4	RAWEP	0+2
Dr. L. C. Vekaria and Prof. H. P. Ponkia and A. S. Jadeja	Even	ELP.8.2	ELP-5 (Ag. Chemistry)	0+20

(C) Under Graduate Programme, B.Sc. (Hons.) Horti.

Teacher	Odd/Even	Course No.	Titleof the course	Credit
Prof. A. S Jadeja	Odd	NRMH 1.1	Fundamental of soil science	2+1
Prof. A. S. Jadeja	Even	NRMH 2.2	Soil fertility and nutrient management	1+1
Prof. R. M. Vikani	Even	NRMH 4.7	Soil, water and plant analysis	1+1
Prof. A. S Jadeja	Even	Enrs. 6.11	Environmental studies and Disaster Management	2+1

D) Under Graduate Programme, B.Tech. (Ag. Engg.)

Teacher	Odd/Even	Course No.	Titleof the course	Credit
Prof. R. M. Vikani	Odd	Agri. (E) 1.1.4	Principles of soil science	2+1

(E) Polytechnic/Agro Based ITI

Teacher	Odd/Even	Course No.	Titleof the course	Credit
K. B. Ranpariya,	Even	NRM 1.2	Fundamentals of soil science	1+1
Monali Davara	Odd	FRT 4.5	Soil fertility & nutrient management	1+1
K. B. Ranpariya,	Odd	B.Sc. 5.4	Environmental science	2+1

F) Under Graduate Programme, B.Sc. (Hons.) Agri., COA, Khapat, Porbandar

Teacher	Odd/Even	Course No.	Titleof the course	Credit
Prof. A. S. Jadeja	Odd	Ag. Chem. 1.1	Fundamental of soil science	2+1
Dr. A.V. Rajani	Even	Ag. Chem. 2.2	Manures, Fertilizers and Soil Fertility Management	2+1
Prof. A. S. Jadeja	Odd	Ag. Chem. 3.3	Problematic Soils and their Management	2+1

Laboratory Facility

Sr. No.	Name of Lab.	Seating Capacity	Purpose	UG or PG
1	MSS Research lab	15	Sample preparation and Analysis	For Research Scheme
2	Micronutrients research lab	15	Sample preparation and Analysis	For Research Scheme
3	G-1 Research lab	15	Sample preparation and Analysis	For Research Scheme
4	Soil Water analysis lab	10	Sample preparation and Analysis	For Research Scheme
5	STCR lab	10	Sample preparation and Analysis	For Research Scheme
6	Soil survey lab	10	Sample preparation and Analysis	For Research Scheme
7	LTFE lab	10	Sample preparation and Analysis	For Research Scheme
8	P. G. research lab	10	Sample preparation and Analysis	For P.G. Research
9	U. G. lab	50	Practical	For U.G. Practical

List of Major Equipment/Instruments

Sr. No.	Name of laboratory	Name of Equipment / Instrument	No of Equipment/ Instrument
1	PG Lab	UV Visible Spectro Photometer	1
2	PG Lab	Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer	1
3	PG Lab	Pressure Plate Apparatus	1
4	PG Lab	Gerhardt Turbotherm Digestion Unit	1
5	PG Lab	Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, (AAS) with graphite Furness	1
6	PG Lab	Agilent technologies 4200 MP-AES	1
7	PG Lab	Robotic clay fraction Analyser	1
8	UG Lab	Citizen Mettles Balance	1
9	UG Lab	Water Purification System	1
10	UG Lab	Refrigerated Centrifuge	1
11	UG Lab	UV Spectrophotometer	1
12	UG Lab	Analytical balance	1
13	PG Lab	Ion Analyser	1

M.Sc./Ph.D. Students Guided (January 2015 to March 2022)

Sr. No.	Name of Guide	No. of students being supervised (guided) by faculty
		M.Sc. (Agri)	Ph.D.
1	Dr. S. G. Savalia	6	3
2	Dr. N. B. Babariya	2	-
3	Dr. K. B. Polara	3	3
4	Dr. P. J. Marsonia	2	-
5	Dr. N. M. Zalawadia	4	-
6	Dr. J. V. Polara	6	-
7	Dr. M. S. Solanki	3	-
8	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	8	-
9	Dr. A. V. Rajani	6	-
10	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	5	-
11	Dr. K. N. Akbari	1	-
12	Dr. K. B. Parmar	8	3
13	Dr. J. N. Nariya	2	-
14	Dr. R. S. Yadav	1	-
15	Dr. G. S. Sutaria	1	-
16	Dr. B. B. Kunjadia	3
17	Dr. B. P. Talavia	2
18	Dr. J. J. Vaghani	3

M.Sc. Theses Submitted (January 2015 to March 2022)

Sr. No.	Title of the thesis	Name of student	Name of guide
1	Response of popcorn (Zea mays var, everta) to various levels of potassium and sulphur in medium block caldarium soil of south saurashtrareason	Pamu Swetha	Dr. S. G. Savalia
2	Effect of different sources and levels of sulphur on yield, quality and periodical nutrient uptake by summer sesame (sesameindiclum L) in medium block calcareous soil	Ranpariya Kajal Bharatbhai	Dr. K. N. Akbari
3	Evaluation of soil fertility and underground water quality of rajkot district of saurashtra region	Bodar Kishan Hareshbhai	Dr. K. B. Parmar
4	Response of popcorn (Zea mays vareverta) to various levels of nitrogen and phosphorus in medium black calcarcon soil of saurashtra region	Salini Kumari	Dr. P. J. Marsonia
5	Evaluation of soil fertility and underground water quality of morbi district of saurashtra region of gujarat	Khorajiya Kutbudin Usmanbhai	Dr. N. M. Zalawadia
6	Evaluation of soil fertility and underground water quality of girsomnath district of saurashtra region of gujarat	Chauhan Ravikumar Babulal	Dr. J. V. Polara
7	Integrated nutrient management in wheat (Triticumaestivum L.) under medium black calcareous soils	Ms. Vinotha B.	Dr. K. B. Parmar
8	Effect of sulphur and zinc on content and uptake of nutrients and yield of summer green gram (Vignaradiata L. Wilezeck) under medium black calcareous soils	Solanki D.R.	Dr. M. S. Solanki
9	Status of heavy metals in vertichaplustepts soil under long term fertilizer trial with groundnut crop	Chapadiya Foramben Ashokbhai	Dr. N. M. Zalawadia
10	Effect of potassium and sulphur on yield and quality of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and post harvest soil fertility	Jadeja A.S.	Dr. A. V. Rajani
11	Integrated nutrient management in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)under medium black calcareous soil	Kaneria Sagar C.	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia
12	Characterization, classification and evaluation of soil and water resources of north-west girmadhuvantitoposequence of south saurashtra region	Chouthuram Hakla	Dr. S. G. Savalia
13	Integrated nutrient management in summer pearl millet (Pannisetumglaucum L.) under medium black calcareous soil	Ladumor J. G.	Dr. N. B. Babariya
14	Inflow rate of nutrients in soybean cultivars as influenced by potassium levels at different growth stages	Kavar N. R.	Dr. K. B. Polara
15	Effect of potassium and sulphur on yield and uptake of nutrients by summer guar (Cyamopsistetragonoloba (L.) Taub.)	Banoth Jagadeeswar	Dr. P. J. Marsonia
16	Effect of potassium and zinc with and without FYM on yield and nutrient uptake by summer green gram (vignaradiata l.)	Ranpariya V. S.	Dr. K. B. Polara
17	Effect of different levels of phosphorus and sulphur on growth, yield and nutrient uptake by chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)	Vikram Sing	Dr. J. N. Nariya
18	Effect of boron and molybdenum on summer groundnut (arachishypogaea l.) under medium black calcareous soil	Hirpara D. V.	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia
19	Effect of boron and molybdenum on summer green gram (Vigna radiataL.) (GM-4) under medium black calcareous soils	Movaliya Janki A.	Dr. K. B. Parmar
20	Characterization, classification and evaluation of soil and water resources of ozat river valley of Southern Saurashtra region of Gujarat	Savaliya C. M.	Dr. S. G. Savalia
21	Soil fertility and underground water quality of Dev Bhumi Dwarka district of Saurashtra region of Gujarat	Hadiya B. M.	Dr. J. V. Polara
22	Effect of sulphur and boron on summer sesamum (sesamum indicumL.) under medium black calcareous soil	Modhavadiya V. L.	Dr. M. S. Solanki
23	Mobilization of soil phosphorus for groundnut nutrition using sulphur and PSB in calcareous soils	Dileepkumar R.	Dr. R. S. Yadav
24	Evaluation of phosphatic nano fertilizer under incubation trial and it’s effect on growth, yield and nutrient uptake by pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) Crop	Atul Dhansil	Dr. N. M. Zalawadia
25	Evaluation of nitrogenous nano fertilizer under incubation trial and it’s effect on growth, yield and nutrient uptake by sorghum (Sorghum bicolorL.) crop	Barkha Rani	Dr. N. M. Zalawadia
26	Effect of zinc and iron fertilization on yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) under dry land condition	Nakum S. D.	Dr. G. S. Sutaria
27	Effect of potassium and zinc on yield and nutrient uptake by coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.)	Davara Monaliben A.	Dr. K. B. Polara
28	Long term effect of balance nutrient management on dynamics of important physico-chemical properties of a calcareous vertichaplustept under AICRP-LTFE soils	Gediya Sanjaybhai P.	Dr. A. V. Rajani
29	Effect of salinity on bio-chemicalparameters, nutrient composition and yield of pearlmillet (Pennisetumglaucum L.) Varieties	Ribadiya Truptiben R.	Dr. S. G. Savalia
30	Effect of salinity on bio - chemical parameters, nutrient composition and yield of sesame (Sesamumindicum L.) varieties	Vadaliya Bhumikaben M.	Dr. K. B. Parmar
31	Response of coriander (Coriandrumsativum L.) to sources and levels of sulphur fertilization in medium black calcareous soil	Rathod Maheshkumar B.	Dr. N. B. Babariya
32	Effect of phosphate fertilization on iron biovailability under summer groundnut cultivation in calcareous soil	Patil Digvijay E.	Dr. L. C. Vekaria
33	Effect of different levels of nitrogen and sulphur on yield and nutrients uptake by fennel (Foenicalcumvalgare mill)	Kacha H. C.	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia
34	Effect saline irrigation water by growth nutrients composition and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)Varieties	BhoraniaNirali C.	Dr. L. C. Vekaria
35	Effect of zinc and iron application on growth, yield and nutrient uptake by wheat in calcareous soil of Saurashtra region	KandiliyaRushang V.	Dr. B. B. Kunjadia
36	Effect of different levels of potassium and zinc on the growth, yield and nutrient uptake by tomato (LycopersiconesculentumMill.) in pot experiment	Jadav Rahul D.	Dr. J. N. Nariya
37	Soil properties and yield of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as influenced by use of water having variable salinity and sodicity	Rodda Chandanadevi	Dr. J. V. Polara
38	Effect of saline irrigation water on bio- chemical parameters, nutrient composition and yield of tomato (Solanum lycopersicumL.) Varieties	Shivani Thakur	Dr. K. B. Parmar
39	Effect of saline irrigation water on growth, nutrients composition and yield of onion (Allumcepa L.) varieties.	Patel Janki Arvindkumar	Dr. L. C. Vekaria
40	Soil properties and yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) as influenced by the use of different levels of saline and sodic irrigation water.	Ram Dayal Meghwal	Dr. J. V. Polara
41	Impact of long-term balance nutrient management on soil potassium dynamics under groundnut-wheat cropping sequence in a calcareous Vertichaplustepts under AICRP-LTFE soils	Sumara M. S.	Dr. A. V. Rajani
42	Effect of phosphorus and phosphorus solubilizing bacteria (PSB) on yield and nutrient uptake by summer groundnut	Solanki Kirankumar D.	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia
43	Effect of saline irrigation water on growth, yield and nutrient composition of okra (Abelmo schusesculentusL.) Varieties	Chaudhari Sonaliben B.	Dr. B. P. Talavia
44	Effect of potassium and potassium solubilizing bacteria (KSB) on yield and nutrient uptake by wheat (Triticumaestivul L.)	Maheta Aishwarya A.	Dr. J. J. Vaghani
45	Effect of phosphorus and phosphorus solubilizing bacteria (PSB) on yield and nutrient uptake by wheat (TriticumaestivumL.)	Bavaliya Ankitaben H.	Dr. B. B. Kunjadia
46	Effect of potassiumsolubilizing bacteria on yield and nutrient uptake by summer groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)	Purohit Maharshi P.	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia
47	Impact of long-term balance nutrient management on soil potassium dynamics under groundnut-wheat cropping sequence in a calcareous Vertic Haplustepts under AICRP-LTFE soils	Gajera Komal	Dr. A. V. Rajani
48	Relative tolerance of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) varieties under simulated soil salinity	Dalsaniya Hetal M	Dr. L. C. Vekaria
49	Relative tolerance of soyabean varieties under simulated soil salinity	Bhalani D. A.	Dr. K. B. Parmar
50	Evaluation of Microbial consortia enriched vermicompost formulation in soyabean (Glycine max L.)	S. P. Bhola	Dr. B. B. Kunjadia
51	Effect of cadmium and FYM on yield and chemical composition of forage sorghum in medium black calcareous soil	Sabhad Hasmukh	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia
52	Effect of cadmium and FYM on yield, nutrients content and uptake by forage maize in medium black calcareous soil.	Chavada Narendra	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia
53	Effect of sulphur and sulphur solubilizing bacteria (SSB) on yield, quality, nutrient uptake and sulphur fraction in kharif groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)	Karamta Nirav	Dr. J. J. Vaghani
54	Soil properties and yield of groundnut varieties as influenced by variable RSC of irrigation water	Dewansi Kumari	Dr. J. V. Polara
55	Relative tolerance of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan L.) varieties under simulated soil salinity Conditions	Gaytri Soni	Dr. S. G. Savalia
56	Dynamics of micronutrient in a calcareous vertic haplustept under AICRP-LTFE soils	Viramgama Anjli	Dr. M. S. Solanki
57	Effect of nutrient management through organic sources on yield and quality of garlic (Allium sativum L.) and soil properties under organic farming	Ranpariya Vatsal	Dr. K. B. Parmar
2021-22
58	Soil properties and yield of summer bajra [Pennisetum glaucum(L.) R. Br.] As influenced by use of water having variable salinity and sodicity.	Anurodh Kamathker	Dr. J. V. Polara
59	Effect of potassium and zinc on yield and quality of bio fortified pearl Millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] And post-harvest soil fertility	Asodariya Siddharth Rajeshbhai	Dr. A. V. Rajani
60	Phosphors availability and dynamics in soil affected by long term nutrient management under groundnut-wheat cropping sequence in AICRP-LTFE soils	Chaurya Jagrutiben Ramanbhai	Dr. A. V. Rajani
61	Comparative study of silicon v/s organic manures on yield and chemical composition of wheat	Chauhan Karansinh Jayshukhbhai	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia
62	Effect of nitrogen and Silicon on growth, yield and nutrient composition of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	Thushara O C D/O Umesh Kumar	Dr. K. B. Parmar
63	Effect of foliar application of water soluble fertilizers on growth, yield and quality of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)	Vala Dharaben Ranabhai	Dr. J. J. Vaghani
64	Effect of sulphur and Sulphur solubilizing bacteria on yield and nutrient Uptake by garlic (Allium sativum L.) And on sulphur fraction in soil	Vora Talpesh Vitthalbhai	Dr. B. P. Talavia
65	Effect of silicon on yield and chemical composition of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under simulated soil salinity	Viroja Priya	Dr. L. C. Vekaria
66	Effect of silicon and zinc on yield, quality and uptake of nutrients on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)	Gondaliya Dhara	Dr. S. G. Savalia

Ph.D. Theses Submitted (January 2015 to March 2022)

Sr. No.	Title of the thesis	Name of student	Name of guide
1	Dyanamics of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur fractions the calcareous soil of saurashtra	Misal Nitin Baban	Dr. K. B. Polara
2	Fractions of micronutrients in the soils of Saurashtra region of Gujarat	Bodar Kishan H.	Dr. K. B. Polara
3	Dynamics of major nutrients and soil organic carbon fractions in medium black calcareous (TypicHaplustepts) LTFE soils	Pradip Tripura	Dr. K. B. Polara
4	Integrated nutrient management in bt.cotton (Gossipium hirsutum L.) Under north-west agro-climatic zone of Gujarat	Parmar Rjeshkumar M.	Dr. K. B. Parmar
5	Effect of nutrient management through organic sources on yield and quality of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) And soil properties under organic farming	Kaneria Sagar C.	Dr. S. G. Savalia
6	Effect of nutrient management through organic sources on yield and quality of garlic (Allium sativum L.) and soil properties under organic farming	Ranpariya Vatsal S.	Dr. K. B. Parmar
7	Effect of sources and levels of sulphur on nutrient composition, yield and quality of kharif soybean	Janaki Movalia	Dr. S. G. Savalia
8	Evaluation of soil fertility, salinity status and pre & post monsoon underground water quality of coastal region of Southern Saurashtra of Gujarat	Bhoraniya Nirali	Dr. S. G. Savalia
9	Evaluation of soil fertility, salinity status and pre & post monsoon underground water quality of coastal region of Northern Saurashtra of Gujarat	Kiran Yadav	Dr. K. B. Parmar

Faculty Participated in Trainings/Refresher Course/Summer/Winter School etc.

(During years 2015-16 to 31 2021-22 year-wise)

Sr. No.	Name of Faculty	Period		Nature of Training	Place
Sr. No.	Name of Faculty	From	to
	2015-16
1	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia Asstt. Professor	01-12-2015	21-12-2015	Winter School Training on "Recent advance in production and utilization of biopesticides, bioagents and biofertilizers for sustainable agriculture"	JAU, Junagdh
2	Prof. R. M. Vikani Asstt. Res. Sci.	03-12-2015	23-12-2015	Winter School Training on Utilization of degraded land and soil through horticulture crops for improving agricultural productivity and environmental quality	National Research Center on Seed Spices, Ajmer, Rajsthan
3	Dr. A. V. Rajani Asstt. Professor	03-09-2015	23-09-2015	Winter School Training on Tools and techniques of planning, monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment of extension programmes.	C.P. College of Agriculture, SDAU, S.K. Nagar
4	Dr. L. C. Vekaria Asstt. Professor	29-02- 2016	27-03- 2016	Orientation Programme	Saurashtra University, Rajkot
	2016-17
5	Prof. P. I. Jetpara Asstt. Professor	06-06-2016	03-07-2016	Orientation Programme	Saurashtra University, Rajkot
	2017-18
6	Dr. H.L. Sakarvadia Asstt. Professor	05-09-2017	25-09-2017	CAFT Training on Management of soil health with respect to its fertility for higher production and human health	JNKVV, Jabalpur
7	Prof. P. I. Jetpara Asstt. Professor	05-09-2017	25-09-2017	CAFT Training on Management of soil health with respect to its fertility for higher production and human health	JNKVV, Jabalpur
8	Prof. P. B. Bunsa Asstt. Professor	30-1- 2018	19-02-2018	Advance technologies for improving soil health and livelihood in degraded land.	RVSAU, Gwalior
	2018-19
9	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	27-11-2018	17-12-2018	Winter School on "Recent approaches in horticultural development for enhancing farm income in environmentally constraints ecosystem"	ICAR- Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
10	Prof. H. P. Ponika Asstt. Professor	27-11-2018	17-12-2018	Winter School on "Recent approaches in horticultural development for enhancing farm income in environmentally constraints ecosystem"	ICAR- Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur (Rajasthan)
11	Prof. P. B. Bunsa Asstt. Professor	30-1-2018	19-2-2018	Winter School "Advance technologies for improving the soil health and livelihood in degraded land"	NIAEM Hyderabad
	2019-20
12	Dr. A. V. Rajani Asstt. Professor	03-10-2019	23-10-2019	CAFT training on "Innovative tools and techniques for bio fortifications	SDAU, SK Nagar
13	Prof. A. S. Jadeja Asstt. Professor	01-10-2019	21-10- 2019	CAFT training on "Assessing Soil Plant Atmosphere Continuum (SPAC) For Enhanced Input Use Efficiency"	Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
14	Prof. R. M. Vikani Asstt. Professor	19-8-2019	23-8-2019	Training on Promotion of organic farming for sustainable agriculture	Extension education institute (EEI), Anand
	2020-21
15	Dr. S. G. Savalia	15-06-2020	25-06-2020	The training course on clay fraction analyzer	organized by Skalar, Netharland at JAU, Junagadh
16	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	15-06-2020	25-06-2020	The training course on clay fraction analyzer	organized by Skalar, Netharland at JAU, Junagadh
17	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	15-06-2020	25-06-2020	The training course on clay fraction analyzer	organized by Skalar, Netharland at JAU, Junagadh
18	Dr. A. S. Jadeja	15-06-2020	25-06-2020	The training course on clay fraction analyzer	organized by Skalar, Netharland at JAU, Junagadh
19	Shri D. V. Parakhia	15-06-2020	25-06-2020	The training course on clay fraction analyzer	organized by Skalar, Netharland at JAU, Junagadh
20	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	07-09-2020	15-09-2020	One Week Online International Training Programme on “Emerging Urban Farming Technologies for Vegetable Production”	Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri
21	Prof. A. S. Jadeja	28-10-2020	29-10-2020	Online training programme on "Space technology and machine learning for Agriculture"	AAU, Anand
22	Mr. H. P. Ponkia	28-10-2020	29-10-2020	Online training programme on "Space technology and machine learning for Agriculture"	AAU, Anand
23	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	28-10-2020	29-10-2020	Online training programme on "Space technology and machine learning for Agriculture"	AAU, Anand
24	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	28-10-2020	29-10-2020	Online training programme on "Space technology and machine learning for Agriculture"	AAU, Anand
25	Mr. H. P. Ponkia	18-01-2021	19-01-2021	Value -addition in Milk, Fruit and Vegetables: A success Mantra for Agripreneurs	AAU, Anand

Seminar / Symposia / Workshop Attended (January 2015 to 28 Feb.2022)

Sr. No.	Name of Faculty	Period		Title	Place
Sr. No.	Name of Faculty	From	to	Title	Place
	2014-15
1	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia Asstt. Prof.	13-02-2015	14-02-2015	National seminar on"Water management & climate smart agriculture".	Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh
2	R. M. Vikani Asstt. Res. Sci.	13-02-2015	14-02-2015	National seminar on"Water management & climate smart agriculture".	Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh
	2015-16
3	B. M. Butani Asstt. Res. Sci.	14-01-2016	17-01-2016	National symposium on "Innovations in Coastal Agriculture-Current Status and Potential under changing Environment"	Bhubaneswar (ODISHA).
4	Dr. M. S. Solanki Asso. Prof.	19-08-2015	21-08-2015	National Seminar on “Organic Ameliorates for soil resilience and environmental securities”.	College of Agriculture, Gwalior
5	Dr. M. S. Solanki Asso. Prof.	16-09-2015	17-09-2015	State level Seminar on “ Gujarat no Krushi Bharat no Rushi”	College of Agriculture, AAU, Anand
	2016-17
6	B. M. Butani Asstt. Professor	01-7-2016	-	Agricultural commodities Export in India Procedure - Opportunities and obstacles	PGIABM, JAU, Junagadh
7	Dr. L. C. Vekaria Asstt. Professor	01-07-2016	-	Agricultural commodities Export in India Procedure - Opportunities and obstacles	PGIABM, JAU, Junagadh
8	Dr. H.L. Sakarvadia Asstt. Professor	01-07-2016	-	Agricultural commodities Export in India Procedure - Opportunities and obstacles	PGIABM, JAU, Junagadh
9	Dr. H.L. Sakarvadia	03-12-2016	05-12-2016	Work shop of AICRP (STCR)	Rahuri , (Maharashtra)
10	Dr. L. C. Vekaria Asstt. Professor	3-12-2016	5-12-2016	Work shop of AICRP (STCR)	Rahuri , (Maharashtra)
11	Dr. K.B. Polara Professor	10-11-2016	13-11-2016	Integrated land use planning for smart agriculture- An agenda for sustainable land arrangement	ISSLUP, ICAR-NBSS & LUP Nagpur
12	Dr. H.L. Sakarvadia Asstt. Professor	10-11-2016	13-11-2016	Integrated land use planning for smart agriculture- An agenda for sustainable land arrangement	ISSLUP, ICAR-NBSS & LUP Nagpur
13	B. M. Butani Asstt. Res. Sci.	09-02-2017,	10-02-2017	Coastal Salinity Management strategies	JAU, Junagadh
14	Dr. L. C. Vekaria Asstt. Prof.	09-02-2017,	10-02-2017	Coastal Salinity Management strategies	JAU, Junagadh
15	Prof. R. M. Vikani Asstt. Res. Sci.	27-08-2016	31-08-2016	Zero budget adhyatmik Maha sibir	Gandhinagar
	2017-18
16	Dr. N. B. Babariya Professor & Head	28-05-2017	31-05-2017	National conference on "Technological & Innovations in Agricultural for Enhancing Farmers' Income".	JAU, Junagadh
17	Dr. K. B. Polara Professor	28-05-2017	31-05-2017	National conference on "Technological & Innovations in Agricultural for Enhancing Farmers' Income".	JAU, Junagadh
18	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia Asstt. Prof.	28-05-2017	31-05-2017	National conference on "Technological & Innovations in Agricultural for Enhancing Farmers' Income".	JAU, Junagadh
19	Dr. L. C. Vekaria Asstt. Prof.	28-05-2017	31-05-2017	National conference on "Technological & Innovations in Agricultural for Enhancing Farmers' Income".	JAU, Junagadh
20	Dr. M. S. Solanki Asso. Professor	18-09-2017	21-09-2017	“Methodological framework for implementation of FFT.	IISS Bhopal
	2018-19
21	Dr. S. G. Savalia Professor	25-11-2018	-	Workshop on Experience sharing workshop on Ground Water Management in Coastal Region of Saurashtra	JAU, Junagadh
22	Dr. J. V. Polara Professor	25-11-2018	-	Workshop on Experience sharing workshop on Ground Water Management in Coastal Region of Saurashtra	JAU, Junagadh
23	Dr. L. C. Vekaria Asstt. Prof.	25-11-2018	-	Workshop on Experience sharing workshop on Ground Water Management in Coastal Region of Saurashtra	JAU, Junagadh
24	Dr. L. C. Vekaria Asstt. Prof.	24-10-2018	-	Photography workshop	JAU, Junagadh
25	Dr. S. G. Savalia	27-11-2018	30-11-2018	National Seminar on "Developments in Soil Science - 2018" during the 83^rd Annual Convention of ISSS	AAU, Anand
26	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia Asstt. Prof.	27-11-2018	30-11-2018	National Seminar on "Developments in Soil Science - 2018" during the 83^rd Annual Convention of ISSS	AAU, Anand
27	Prof. A. S. Jadeja Asstt. Prof.	27-11-2018	30-11-2018	National Seminar on "Developments in Soil Science - 2018" during the 83^rd Annual Convention of ISSS	AAU, Anand
28	Dr. L. B. Ranparia Asso. Prof.	20-01-2019	-	Participating in Vibrant Gujarat summit 2019	Gandhinagar
29	Dr. M. S. Solanki Asso. Prof.	20-01-2019	-	Participating in Vibrant Gujarat summit 2019	Gandhinagar
30	Dr. L. C. Vekaria Asstt. Prof.	20-01-2019	-	Participating in Vibrant Gujarat summit 2019	Gandhinagar
31	Shri D. V. Parakhia Agril. Officer	20-01-2019	-	Participating in Vibrant Gujarat summit 2019	Gandhinagar
	2019-20
32	Dr. S. G. Savalia Prof. & Head	23-11-2019	24-11-2019	National Conference on Application of clay and allied science in agriculture, environment and industry. 22^nd Convention and	ICAR-IARI, New Delhi.
33	Dr. S. G. Savalia Prof. & Head	09-05-2019	-	Participated and presented the annual progress (2018-19) and annual action plan (2018-19) in Zonal annual review cum action plan workshop	ICAR-ATARI, Bengluru
34	Dr. S. G. Savalia Prof. & Head	08-06-2019	09-06-2019	National Symposium on "Pragmatic perspectives of agricultural develpoment programmes in present scenario"	NAU, Navsari
35	Dr. S. G. Savalia Prof. & Head	04-06-2019	-	Participate and present the progress report of activities of KVKs of JAU, Junagadh as a representative of DEE, JAU in Annual Zonal Workshop on KVKs of Zone-VIII	ICAR-CCARI, Goa
36	Dr. S. G. Savalia Prof. & Head	03-01-2020	-	Participated in Zonal annual review cum action plan workshop on Farmer's FIRST project of Maharashtra and Gujarat organized by ICAR-ATARI, Zone-VIII	KVK, Babhaleshwar, Ahmednagar
37	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia Asst. Prof.	07-03-2019	08-03-2019	Participated in National Workshop on Current strategies and emerging issues of soil-water-environmental management in agricultural system.	Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal
38	Dr. L. C. Vekaria Asst. Prof.	07-03-2019	08-03-2019	Participated in National Workshop on Current strategies and emerging issues of soil-water-environmental management in agricultural system. Organized by FACC,	Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Kalyani, Nadia, West Bengal
39	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia Asst. Prof.	09-12- 2019	-	Participated in seminar on Biodynamic farming	AAU, Anand
	2020-21
40	Mr. H. P. Ponkia	13/06/20	14/06/20	National Webinar on “Post COVID-19 Agribusiness: Challenges and Opportunities”	JAU, Junagadh
41	Prof. A. S. Jadeja	13/06/20	14/06/20	National Webinar on “Post COVID-19 Agribusiness: Challenges and Opportunities”	JAU, Junagadh
42	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	13/06/20	14/06/20	National Webinar on “ Post COVID-19 Agribusiness: Challenges and Opportunities ”	JAU, Junagadh
43	Prof. A. S. Jadeja	27/06/20	28/06/20	National Webinar on “Farmer Producer Organizations and Commodity Markets”	AAU, Anand
44	Mr. H. P. Ponkia	27/06/2020	28/06/2020	Online Webinar on "Farmer Producer Organizations and Commodity Markets"	AAU, Anand
45	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	11/07/20	11/07/20	National Webinar on Impact of Population Pressure on Natural Resources and Environment	ANRCM Lucknow(U.P.)
46	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	11/07/20	11/07/20	Participatedthe National Webinar on "Impact of Population Pressure on Natural Resources and Environment" Organized by	Academy of Natural Resource Conservation and Management (ANRCM) Lucknow, (U.P.)
47	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	29/07/20	29/07/20	International Webinar on " Strenghening the immune system against Covid-19 through Agriculral innovations"	College of Agriculure, Sikar (Raj.)
48	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	29/07/20	29/07/20	Participated in international webinar on "Strengthening the immune system against COVID-19 through agricultural innovations"	Sri. Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner
49	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia Asst. Prof.	10-08-2020	-	National Webinar on “Under-utilized Crops for Augmenting Farmers Income in Abiotic Stress Regions”	Online
50	Dr. A. V. Rajani	11/08/22	12/08/22	Webinar on "Long-term fertilizer experiments: Achievements and Future strategies" Organized by	IISS- Bhopal
51	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia Asst. Prof.	27-08-2020	-	National Webinar on ‘Abiotic Stress in Agriculture: Geospatial Characterization and Management Options’	Online
52	Mr. H. P. Ponkia	15/09/2020	15/09/2020	Online Workshop on "Trade in F&V Products and Dairy commodities"	AAU, Anand
53	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	6/10/20	6/10/20	Participated in the National Web Conference on “Utilization of Organic Waste for Soil Health Management and Energy Production Under Changing Climate Scenario”	Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner - Jaipur (Raj.)
54	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	15/10/20	15/10/20	National Webinar on "Recent trends in Floriculture & Landscape industry"	SDAU, Jagugan, Mehsana
55	Mr. H. P. Ponkia	16/10/2020	17/10/2020	Online Webinar On "National Agricultural Higher Education Project"	AAU, Anand
56	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	5/12/20	5/12/20	State level Webinar on "Jivant Jamin, Swasth Jamin"	AAU, Anand
57	Dr. S.G. Savalia	30/12/2020	30/12/2020	"Fit India Cyclothon-2020", Under the fit India thematic campaign	JAU, Junagadh
58	Mr. H. P. Ponkia	06/11/2020	07/11/2020	Online National Webinar "Precision Nutrient Management for Sustainable Soil Health and Crop Productivity"	Banda,UP
59	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	6/11/20	6/11/20	Participated in the International Webinar on Meeting the challenges of declining soil productivity and rapidly changing climate for sustainable agricultural production	Dept. of Ag. Chemistry and soil science, Ch. Chhotu Ram (P.G.) College, Muzaffarnagar, UP.
60	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	06/11/20	07/11/20	National Webinar on "Precision Nutrient Management for Sustainable Soil Health and Crop Productivity"	Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda (U.P.)
61	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	7/11/20	7/11/20	Participated in the webinar titled “Role of Soil Microorganisms in Sustainable Agriculture”	Kumaraguru Institute of Agriculture, National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack.
62	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	25/11/20	25/11/20	Participated one day Webinar on " Sajiv kheti- Takav krushi no vaigyanik abhigam"	Dept. of Agronomy, NAU, Bharuch
63	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	26/11/20	26/11/20	Participated in National web conference on "Sustainable fodder production for improving the livelihood of small and marginal farmers"	Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour
	2021-22
64	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	09-04-21	11-04-21	Three day online training on Sandalwood	AAU, Anand
65	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	12-04-21	12-04-21	National Webinar on "Digital Soil Science: Opportunities and Challenges" on	Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan.
66	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	12-04-21	12-04-21	National Webinar on "Digital Soil Science: Opportunities and Challenges" on	Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan.
67	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	16-04-21	16-04-21	International Webinar on "Climate Resilient Agriculture for Food and Health Security"	Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan.
68	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	16-04-21	16-04-21	International Webinar on "Climate Resilient Agriculture for Food and Health Security"	Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan.
69	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	19-04-21	22-04-21	Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity –GSOBI21	Officer in Charge of the Land and Water Division FAO -Food and Agriculture Organization
70	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	01-05-21	01-05-21	National Webinar on “Impact of Covid-19 on Aspects of Organic Farming, Soil Health and Food Security”	Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab.
71	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	3-05-21	3-05-21	National webinar on Managing Health and Stress during COVID -19	College of Community and Applied Sciences, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan.
72	Dr. A. V. Rajani	04-06-21	04-06-21	National level virtual seminar on HELTH of MOTHER EARTH conservation of ecosystem and biodiversity for sustainable development	AIWCm New Delhi and JAU, Junagadh.
73	Prof. P. I. Jetpara	04-06-21	04-06-21	National level virtual seminar on HELTH of MOTHER EARTH conservation of ecosystem and biodiversity for sustainabl development	AIWCm New Delhi and JAU, Junagadh.
74	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	4-06-21	4-06-21	National level virtual seminar on health of mother earth	Jointly organized by All India womens conference, New Delhi and JAU, Junagadh
75	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	04-06-21	04-06-21	National level virtual seminar on health of mother earth	Jointly organized by All India womens conference, New Delhi and JAU, Junagadh
76	Prof. P. I. Jetpara	19-06-21	19-06-21	National seminar on Organic home gardening step by step	Hosted by Bizomia.
77	Dr. A. V. Rajani	21-06-21	21-06-21	National level webinar on Nanotechnology in Agriculture: Opportunity and Challenges	NAAS-Bhopal Chapter and ICAR-IISS, Bhopal
78	Prof. P. I. Jetpara	03-07-21	03-07-21	National seminar on Rain water harvesting and it’s techniques	Hosted by Bizomia.
79	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	07-07-21	07-07-21	National Webinar on "Microbial Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change Mitigation"	Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan.
80	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	11-07-21	11-07-21	National webinar on Impact of Population Pressure on Natural Resources and Environment	ANRCM Lucknow (U.P.).
81	Dr. A. V. Rajani	14-07-21	14-07-21	Online training on biofortification: Key to nutritional security. Conducted	National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad .
82	Dr. A. V. Rajani	28-07-21	28-07-21	Workshop on Agricultural Knowledge Management in the Network Digital Environment	Professor Jayshankar TSAU Under ICAR-NAHP(IG) in association with AAU, JAU and Kamdhenu University, Gandhinagar.
83	Dr. A. V. Rajani	29-07-21	29-07-21	National webinar on Geospatial solutions for sustainable agriculture	COAET, Odisha University of Agricultural and Technology, Bhubaneswar
84	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	29-07-21	29-07-21	International webinar on strengthening the immune system against Covid-19 through Agricultural innovations	College of Agriculture, Sikar (Raj.).
85	Prof. P. I. Jetpara	31-07-21	31-07-21	National seminar on Unlocking the secret of soilless cultivation	Hosted by Bizobook.
86	Prof. P. I. Jetpara	05-08-21	05-08-21	Campaign on “Mass awareness campaign on organic farming: Gujarat”	SDAU in collaboration with ICAR- Modipuram, Merut(UP).
87	Dr. A. V. Rajani	5-08-21	5-08-21	Mass awareness complain on organic farming: Gujarat organized virtually by AINP on organic farming, centre for research on integrated farming system	SDAU in collaboration with ICAR, Delhi
88	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	26-08-21	27-08-21	National webinar on Advances in sustainable management of natural resources for Food and nutritional security	Indian Society of Soil Science, Navsari Chapter, NAU, Navsari.
89	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	27-08-21	27-08-21	National webinar on "Analysis of pesticide residue in Food and Agricultural commodities"	Anand Agricultural Uni., Anand
90	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	29-09-21	29-09-21	International Webinar on Market Intelligence: Agricultural Market and Price Information System	Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan.
91	Dr. S. G. Savalia	30-11-21	30-11-21	Video conference on "Knowledge sharing workshop on Natural Farming for transforming India"	Niti Ayog - Azadika Amrut Mahotsav
92	Dr. S. G. Savalia	14-12-21	16-12-21	Pre-sumit event "Agro & food processing"	Organized under Vibrant Gujarat Summit-2021, Pre-vibrant Gujarat-2021. Amul Dairy at AAU, Anand

Training organized by the Department (January 2015 to 28 Feb-2022)

Sr. No.	Title	Period		Place	Nature of training	No. of participant
Sr. No.	Title	From	to	Place	Nature of training	No. of participant
1	Integrated Nutrient Management of Fertilizer Dealers Jointly Organized by DEE & Dept. of Ag. Chem. and Soil Sci., JAU, Junagadh	27-12-2018	10-01-2019	JAU, Junagadh	Nutrient Management	70
2	Integrated Nutrient Management of Fertilizer Dealers Jointly Organized by DEE & Dept. of Ag. Chem. and Soil Sci., JAU, Junagadh	16-07-2019	01-08-2019	JAU, Junagadh	Nutrient Management	70
3	Integrated Nutrient Management of Fertilizer Dealers Jointly Organized by DEE & Dept. of Ag. Chem. and Soil Sci., JAU, Junagadh	12-09-2019	27-09-2019	JAU, Junagadh	Nutrient Management	70
4	Integrated Nutrient Management of Fertilizer Dealers Jointly Organized by DEE & Dept. of Ag. Chem. and Soil Sci., JAU, Junagadh	09-08-21	26-08-21	JAU, Junagadh	Nutrient Management	70
5	Integrated Nutrient Management of Fertilizer Dealers Jointly Organized by DEE & Dept. of Ag. Chem. and Soil Sci., JAU, Junagadh	20-09-21	07-10-21	JAU, Junagadh	Nutrient Management	70
6	Integrated Nutrient Management of Fertilizer Dealers Jointly Organized by DEE & Dept. of Ag. Chem. and Soil Sci., JAU, Junagadh	18-10-21	02-11-21	JAU, Junagadh	Nutrient Management	70
7	Integrated Nutrient Management of Fertilizer Dealers Jointly Organized by DEE & Dept. of Ag. Chem. and Soil Sci., JAU, Junagadh	09-12-21	23-12-21	JAU, Junagadh	Nutrient Management	70

Papers Published in Journals (January 2015 to 28 Feb-2022)

Sr. No.	Details of Publication	NAAS Rating
	2014-15
1	Anjali Giritlahare, Marsonia P. J. and Sakarvadia H. L. 2015. Effect of zinc and iron and yield and yield attributes of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.). An Asian J. Soil Sci., 10(1): 104-107.	3.19
	2015-16
2	Vekaria L. C., Parmar K. B., Polara K. B. and Donga S. J. 2015. Dynamics of manganese fractions in calcareous Vertic ustochrepts under AICRP-LTFE soils. The Ecoscan, 9(3&4): 821-824.	5.06
3	Vekaria, L. C., Parmar, K. B., Ponkia, H. P. and Polara K.B. 2015. Form of nitrogen in the soils of Saurashtra. Trends in Bioscience, 8(18): 5007-5010.	2.74
4	Donga, S. J., Chovatia, P. K. and Vekaria L. C. 2015. Effect of organic manure and bio fertilizer on nutrient content and uptake of coriander. Trends in Bioscience, 8(24): 6839-6843.	2.74
5	Desraj, Rajani, A.V., Sukha Ram Meena and Solanki, M.S. 2015. Long term effect of manures and fertilizers on soil chemical properties and yield of groundnut under AICRP-LTFE soils. Progressive Research an Int. J., 10(5): 2503-2507.	3.16
6	Desraj, Rajani, A.V., Sukha Ram Meena, and Vekariya, L. C. 2015. Long term effect of manures and fertilizers on soil physical properties and yield of groundnut under AICRP-LTFE soils. Progressive Research an Int. J., 10(5): 2508-2512.	3.16
7	Anjali Giritlahare, Marsonia, P. J. and Sakarvadia, H. L., 2015. Effect of zinc and iron and yield and yield attributes of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.). An An Asian J. Soil Sci., 10(1): 104-107.	3.19
8	Pradhan, A. K., Beura, K. S., Das R., Pradhan, D., Hazara, G. C., Mandal B., De, N., Mishra V. N., Polara K. B. and Sharma S. 2015. Evaluation of extractability of different extractants for zinc and copper in soils under long term fertilizer. Plant Soil Environment, 61(5): 227-233.	7.11
9	Shirgire, S. T., Savalia, S. G. and Nanaware, P. R. 2015. Soil-site suitability for Indian mustard in Jamnagar district of Gujarat. Journal of Oilseed Brassica, 6(2): 296-301.	3.43
	2016-17
10	Gohil B. S., Mathukia R. K., Polara K. B. and Chorvatia P. K. 2016. Smart management of single most variable production input nitrogen which farmers used in crop production. Int. J. of Technical Res. and Application, 4(2): 327-335.	-
11	Gaurav, U. Karad, Babaria, N. B., Viradia, M. B., Parmar, J. K., Deshmukh, S. D. and Polara, K. B. (2016). Effect of INM on yield and active pools of SOC used groundnut-wheat system of Typic Haplustept for long term fertilizer experiment. J. of pure and applied microbiology, 10(1): 787-793.	6.0
12	Mer, A. N., Parmar, G. M., Vikani, R. M. and Kelaiya, D. S. (2016). Effect of climatic factors on incidence of jassid, empoasca kerri (Pruthi) infesting groundnut. International journal of plant protection, 9(2): 608-610.	4.59
13	Vekaria, L. C., Sakarvadia, H. L., Bunsa, P. B., Polara, K. B., Parkhia, D. V. and Ponkia, H. P. 2016. Dynamics of copper fractions in calcareous vertic ustochrepts under AICRP-LTFE Soils. The Ecoscan, 10(1&2): 181-184.	5.26
14	Parakhia, D. V., Polara, K. B., Vekaria, L. C., Bunsa, P. B., Donga, S. J. 2016. Effect of Various Sulphur levels of dry matter, yield & yield attributes of soybean (Glycine Max L.) varieties. The Ecoscan, 10(1&2): 51-54.	5.26
15	Sisodiya, R. R., Babaria, N. B., Parakhia, D. V., Parmar, K. B., Vekaria, L. C. 2016. Effect of Sulphur sources and levels on Grown, yield & quality of Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Trends in Bio Science, 9(5): 324-328.	3.94
16	Aware, S. B., Parmar, K. B., Parkhia, D. V. and Savaliya, S. G. (2016). Studies on impact of inorganic and integrated use of nutrients on yield, quality of green gram (Vigna radiate L.) vis a vis chemical properties of calcareous soil of Gujarat. The Bioscan, 11(3): 1755-1758.	5.26
17	Sakarvadia, H. L., Polara, K. B., Vekaria, L. C., Ponkia, H. P. and Babaria, N. B. 2016. Fertilizer Recommendation Based on Soil testing for the targeted yield of pigeon pea in vertisots. The Bioscan, 11(4): 2339-2342.	5.26
18	Marvaniya, P. P., Jetpara, P. I. and Sakaravadia, H. L. 2016. Effect of Sewage and well water on yield and micronutrients uptake by sorghum under variable fertilization. Progressive Research, 11(2): 223-227.	3.84
19	Jetpara, P. I., Marvaniya, P. P. and Sakarvadia, H. L. 2016. Effect of irrigation sources and fertilizer levels on yield and nutrient uptake by sorghum. Progressive Research, 11(2): 246-248.	3.84
20	Mathukia, R. K., Ponkia, H. P. and Polara, A. M. 2016. In situ moisture conservation and zinc fertilization for rainfed pigeonpea (Cajanus Cajan L.). The Bioscan, 11(1): 247-250.	5.26
21	Jadeja, S. S., Rajani, A. V., Foram Chapadiya, Kaneriya, S. C. and Kavar, N. R. 2016. Soil application of potassium and sulphur and effect on growth and yield components of chickpea under South Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Environment and Technology. 5(5) 3172-3176.	3.98
22	Misal, N. B., Polara, K. B. and Shirgirie, S. 2017. Dynamics of sulphur fraction in calcareous soils of Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Int. J. of Agriculture Sciences, 9(6): 3818-3822.	4.82
23	Shirgire, S. T., Savalia, S. G. and Misal, N. B. 2018. Assessment of available macro and micronutrient status of coastal Jamnagar district in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science, 66(2):182-187	5.23
24	Kucha, H. C., Sakarvadia, H. L., Vekaria, L. C. and Parmar, K. B. 2018. Effect of different levels of nitrogen and sulphur on yield and nutrient uptake by fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.). Agropedology, 28(1): 70-74.	4.16
25	Nirali C. Bhorania, Vekaria, L. C., Sakarvadia, H. L., Parmar, K. B. and Ponkia, H. P. 2018. Effect of saline irrigation water on growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) varieties. Agropedology, 28(1): 38-41.	4.16
26	Shalini Kumari, Marsonia P. J., Pamu Swetha, Rajkishore Kumar and Singh Y. K. 2016. Implication of nitrogen and phosphorus on grown and yield attributes of popcorn in Saurashtra region of North Gujarat, India. Eco. Env. & Cons. 22: 5185-5191.	5.02
27	Shalini Kumari, Marsonia P. J. and Pama Swetha 2016. Response of different levels of nitrogen and phosphorus on plant population, quality and economics yield of popcorn (Zea mays var. evarta). Eco. Env & Cons. 22: 5203-5207.	5.02
	2017-18
28	Hirpara, D. V. Sakarvadia, H. L. Savaliya, C. M. Ranpariya, V. S. and Modhavadiya, V. L. 2017. Effect of different levels of boron and molybdenum on growth and yield of summer groundnut under medium black calcareous soils of South Saurashtra region of Gujarat. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 5(5): 1290-1293.	5.13
	2018-19
29	Modhavadiya, V. L., Solanki, M. S., Hirpara, D. V. Jadeja, A. S. and Ranpariya, V. S. 2018. Effect of sulphur and boron on yield of summer Sesamum under medium black calcareous soils of south Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Int. J. of Chemical Studies, 6 (1): 378-380.	5.31
30	Movalia Janaki, A., Parmar, K. B. and Vekaria, L. C. 2018. Effect of boron and molybdenum on yield and yield attributes of summer green gram (Vigna radiata L.) under medium black calcareous soils. Int. J. of Chemical Studies, 6(1): 321-323.	5.31
31	Ponkia, H. P., Vekaria, L. C., Ramani, V. B., Sakarvadia, H. L., Polara, K. B. and Babariya, N. B. 2018. Potassium and sulphur fertilization of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in medium black calcareous soils of Saurashtra region of Gujarat.Int. J. Pure App. Biosci., 6(1) : 1634-1640	4.74
32	Vekaria, L. C., Sakarvadia, H. L., Asodaria, K. B. Ponkia, H. P., Polara, K. B. and Parakhia, D. M. 2018. Response of garlic to micronutrients application in medium black calcareous soils of Saurashtra region of Gujarat.Int. J. Chemical Studies, 6(4): 2178-1282.	5.31
33	Hadiya, B. H., Polara, J. V., 2018. Status of irrigated soils of Dev Bhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat. International Journal of Agricultural Science, 14(1): 138-140.	4.82
34	Savaliya, J. J., Pansuriya, A. G., Varmada, D. L. and Talavia, B. P. 2018. Combining ability of quality traits in Brinjal (Sulanum melongena). An Int. e. Journal AGRES.	3.65
35	Varmoda, L. B., Savaliya, J. J. and Talavia, B. P. 2018. Study on heterosis and inbreeding depression for fruit yield and its related traits in Ridge Gourd (Luffa acutangula (RUXB) L). An Int. e. Journal AGRES.	3.65
36	Kandoliya, R. U., Talaviya, B. P., Kunjadia, B. B. 2018. Effect soil and foliar application of zinc and iron on growth of wheat plant in calcareous soil of Saurashtra region. European Journal of Biotechnology and Bioscience, 6(5): 86-90.	3.04
39	Kandoliya, R. U. and Kunjadia, B. B. 2018. Effect soil and foliar application of zinc and iron on micronutrients uptake by wheat in calcareous soil of Saurashtra region. European Journal of Biotechnology and Bioscience, 6(4): 65-69.	3.04
40	Kandoliya, R. U., Kunjadia, B. B. and Golkiya, B. A. 2018. Efficacy of different combination of chemical fertilizer doses on yield of groundnut in Saurashtra region. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 6(4): 3047-3050.	5.31
41	Kandoliya, R. U., Sakarvadiya, H. L. and Kunjadiya, B. B. (2018). Effect of zinc and iron application on leaf chlorophyll, carotenoid, grain yield and quality of wheat in calcareous soil of Saurashtra region. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 6(4): 2092-2095.	5.31
42	Parmar, G. M., Khanpara, D. V. and Vikani, R. M. 2018. Evaluation of seed dressing chemicals for the management of sucking pests in summer groundnut. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 6(5): 1039-1041.	5.53
43	Gediya, S. P. and Rajani, A. V. 2018. Long term effect of balance nutrient management on dynamics of important physical properties of a calcareous under AICRP-LTFE soils. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 6(5): 288-291.	5.31
44	Bodar, K. H., Parmar, K. B., Rajani, A. V., Barad, B. B. and Ranpariya, V. S. 2018. Fertility status of irrigated soils of Rajkot district of Gujarat. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 6(2): 2656-2658.	5.13
45	Bodar, K. H., Polara, K. B., Bunsa, P. B. and Barad, B. B. 2018. Fractions of zinc in calcareous vertic haplustepts as influenced by sixteen years of fertilization and manuring in LTFE soils. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 7(2): 2760-2764.	5.21
46	Tripura Pradip, Polara, K. B. and Shitab Mayur 2018. Influence of long term fertilization on yield and active pools of soil organic carbon in typic haplustepts under groundnut-wheat cropping sequence. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci., 7(9): 781-794	5.38
47	Tripura Pradip, Polara, K. B., Parmar, K. B. and Bodar, K. H. 2018. Effect of integrated nutrient management on nitrogen dynamics under groundnut-wheat system of typic haplustepts in long term fertilizer experiment. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 6(4): 3234-3239.	5.31
48	Vikram Singh, Ajeev Kumar, Manohar Lal and Mahesh Kumar 2018. Chickpea cultivation governing by phosphorus application in calcareous soil. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci., 7(2): 3419-3425	5.38
49	Parakhia, D. V., Parmar, K. B., Vekaria, L. C. and Sisodiya, R. R. 2018. Effect of various sulphur levels on concentration and uptake of nitrogen, phosphorus and potash of soybean [Glycine max (L.)] varieties. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 6(3): 2962-2966.	5.31
50	Talavia, B. P., Jetpara, P. I., Savaliya, S. G. and Sakarvadaia, H. L. 2018. Root influx of nutrients as influenced by levels of potassium at various growth stages of cotton cultivars. An Int. e. Journal AGRES, 7(4): 499-509.	3.65
51	Shirgire, S. T., Savalia, S. G. and Misal, N. B. 2018. Assessment of available macro and micronutrient status of coastal Jamnagar district in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science, 66(2): 182-187.	5.23
52	Kucha, H. C., Sakarvadia, H. L., Vekaria, L. C. and Parmar, K. B. 2018. Effect of different levels of nitrogen and sulphur on yield and nutrient uptake by fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.). Agropedology, 28(1): 70-74.	4.16
53	Nirali C. Bhorania, Vekaria, L. C., Sakarvadia, H. L., Parmar, K. B. and Ponkia, H. P. 2018. Effect of saline irrigation water on growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinumL.) varieties. Agropedology, 28(1): 38-41.	4.16
	2019-20
54	Jadeja, A. S., Rajani, A. V., Kaneriya, S. C. and Hirpara, D. V. 2019. Nutrient content, uptake, quality of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) and fertility status of soil as influenced by fertilization of potassium and sulphur. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 8(6): 2351-2355.	5.38
55	Hirpara, D. V.; Sakarvadia, H. L., Jadeja, A. S., Vekaria, L. C. and Ponkia, H. P. 2019. Response of boron and molybdenum on groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) under medium black calcareous soil. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 8(5): 671-677.	5.21
56	Rajani, A. V., Gediya, S. P., Jadeja, A. S. and Hirpara, D. V. 2019. Long term effect of balance nutrients management on dynamics of important chemical properties of calcareous soils. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 8(5): 238-241.	5.21
57	Hirpara D. V., Sakarvadia H. L., Jadeja A. S., Vekaria L. C. and Ponkia H. P. 2019. Interactive effects of boron and molybdenum fertilizers on growth and yield of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) under calcareous soil. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 8(6): 1745-1748.	5.21
58	Parmar, R. M.; Parmar, K. B.; and Jadeja, A. S. 2019. Effect of integrated nutrient management on quality parameters of Bt. Cotton Under north-west agro climatic zone of Gujarat. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 7(2): 2219-2222.	5.31
59	Parmar, R. M.; Parmar, K. B.; and Jadeja, A. S.2019. Effect of integrated nutrient management on yield and yield attributing characters of Bt. Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) under north – west agro climatic zone of Gujarat. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 7(1): 2362-2365.	5.31
60	Kaneria, S. C.; Savalia, S. G.; Javiya, P. P.; and Jadeja, A. S. 2019. Effect of various organic treatments on growth, yield attributes and yield of coriander under organic farming. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 7(4): 2840-2843.	5.31
61	Sumara, M. S., Rajani, A. V. and Jadeja, A. S.2019. Effect of long-term nutrient management on potassium dynamics in calcareous (Vertic Haplustepts) soil. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 7(4):1053-1058.	5.31
62	Vadaliya Bhumika, M., Parmar, K. B., Vekaria, L. C., Ribadiya Trupti, R. and Davra Monali, A. 2019. Effect of salinity on bio-chemical parameters and yield of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) varieties. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 7(3): 4283-4285.	5.31
63	Davara Monali, A., Polara, K. B., Trupti R. Ribadiya, Bhumika M. Vadaliya and Vekaria L. C. 2019. Effect of potassium and zinc on growth, yield and quality of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.). International J. of Chemical Studies, 7(4): 292-295.	5.31
64	Kucha H.,C., Sakarvadia H.,L., Vekaria L.,C., Jadeja A.,S. and Ponkia H. P. 2019. Effect of nitrogen and sulphur levels on yield attributes, yield and quality of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.). International Journal of Chemical Studies, 7(4): 881-884.	5.31
65	Sakarvadia, H. L., Vekaria, L. C., Ponkia, H. P., Vaghasia, P. M. and Polara, K. B. 2019. Potassium fertilization to kharif groundnut in medium black calcareous soils of Saurashtra region of Gujarat. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 7(4): 1752-1755.	5.31
66	Pateliya, V. R., Parmar, G.M., Kelaiya, D.S. and Vikani, R.M., 2019. Ecologically Sustainable management of shoot fly and stem borer in pearl millet. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 7(5): 597-599.	5.53
67	Ribadiya, T. R., Savalia, S. G., Davara, M. A. and Vadaliya, M. V. 2019. Effect of salinity on biochemical parameters of pearlmillet (Pennisetum glaycam L.) verities. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 7(3): 4188-4191.	5.31
68	Solanki, K. D., Sakarvadia, H. L. and Purohit, M. P. 2020. Yield attributes, yield and quality of summer groundnut as influenced by application of phosphorus and phosphorus solubilizing bacteria. International Journal of Chemical Studies,8(2): 978-982.	5.31
69	Solanki, K. D., Sakarvadia, H. L. and Jadeja, A. S. 2020. Influence of nutrients accumulation by various levels of phosphorus and phosphorus solubilizing bacteria in summer groundnut. International Journal of Chemical Studies,8(2): 983-989.	5.31
70	Bharadiya, A. M., Savalia, S. G., Patel, P. V., Bhut, J. B., Dhingani, J. C., Dholariya, N. D. and Gohil, P. J. 2019. Farmer first programme : An effective communication approach for dissemination of sustainable groundnut production technology. Guj. J. Ext. Edu. Special Issue on National Seminar.	3.86
71	Chovatia, P. K., Mathukia, R. K., Savalia, S. G., Patel, P.V. and Panara, D. M. 2019. Doubling farmer's income through crop diversification and intensification under farmer first programme. Guj. J. Ext. Edu. Special Issue on National Seminar.	3.86
72	Savalia S. G., Solanki M. S., Patel P. V., Jadeja A. S. and Bunsa P. B. 2019. Doubling farmer's income through natural resource management under farmers first programme. Guj. J. Ext. Edu. Special Issue on National Seminar.	3.86
73	Vasava, S. R., Bharadiya, A. M., Savalia, S. G., Patel, P. V. and Kavar, N. R. 2019. Dissemination of improved production technology of chickpea through farmers first programme. Guj. J. Ext. Edu. Special Issue on National Seminar.	3.86
74	Gohil, P. J., Savalia, S. G., Bharadiya, A. M., Patel, P. V., Kavar, N. R. and Varia, M. V. 2019. Dissemination of improved production technology of cotton through farmers first programme in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Guj. J. Ext. Edu. Special Issue on National Seminar.	3.86
75	Kapadiya, B., Bharadiya, A. M., Savalia, S. G., Patel, P. V., Talaviya, J. R., Chandrakani Singh, Gohil, B. S. and Kavar, N. R. 2019. Farmers first programme : An effective adoption approach of improved wheat varieties and minimise the extension gap among farmers. Guj. J. Ext. Edu. Special Issue on National Seminar.	3.86
	2020-21
76	Patel Janki, A., Vekaria L. C., Sakarvadia H. L., Parmar K. B. and Ponkia H. P. 2020. Effect of saline irrigation water on growth and yields of onion (Allium cepa L.) varieties. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 8(4): 966-969	5.31
77	Sakarvadia, H. L., Ponkia, H. P., Vekaria, L. C. and Asodaria, K. B. 2020. Response of brinjal to micronutrients in medium black calcareous soils. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry, 9(3): 627-630.	5.21
78	Shivani Thakur, Parmar K.B., Bavaliya Ankita H, Patel Janki A. and Avnee 2020. Effect of saline irrigation water on yield and yield attributing characters of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) varieties. International J. of Chemical Studies, 8 (2):924-926.	5.31
79	Movalia Janaki and Savalia S.G. 2020. Effect of sources and levels of sulphur on growth and yield of kharif soybean [Glycine max (L) Merrill]. Int. J. Curr. Microbiol. App. Sci. 9(10), 440-451.	5.38
80	Gajera, K.C., Rajani, A.V., Vekaria L.C. and Maheta, A.A. 2020. Consequence of long-term balance nutrient management on soil nitrogen dynamics under groundnut-wheat cropping sequence in a calcareous clay Soils. International Journal of Chemical Studies; 8(5): 1686-1691.	5.31
81	Sakarvadia H.L., Vekaria L.C., Ponkia H.P. and Parkhia D.V. 2020. Potassium fertilization to summer groundnut in medium black calcareous soil. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 8(6): 30-33.	5.31
82	Sabhad, H.V., Sakarvadia, H.L., Hirpara, D.V., Jadeja, A.S. and Vekaria, L.C. 2020. Influence of cadmium and FYM on growth, yield and quality of fodder sorghum. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 8(6): 546-549.	5.31
83	Mokariya, L.K., Sagarka, B.K., Sakarvadia, H.L., Malam, K.V., Jani, C.P. and Vaja, R.P. 2020. Effect of microbial consortia enriched vermicompost on physico-chemical properties of soil and nutrient content and uptake by summer sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). International Journal of Chemical Studies, 8(5): 2256-2259.	5.31
84	Solanki, K.D., Sakarvadia, H.L. and Purohit, M.P. 2020. Influence of nutrients accumulation by various levels of phosphorus and phosphorus solubilizing bacteria in summer groundnut. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 8(2): 983-989.	5.31
85	Viramagama, A. M., Rajani, A. V., Solanki, M. S. and Maheta A. A. 2020. Dynamics of zinc fraction in a calcareous vertic haplustept under AICRP-LTFE soils. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 8(6): 01-06.	5.31
86	Mathukia, R.K., Chhodavadia, S.K., Vekaria, L.C. and Vasava, M.S. (2020). Organic Cultivation of Summer Groundnut using Cow-based Bio-enhancers and Botanicals. Legume Research. 10.18805/LR-4431	6.34
87	K.C. Gajera, A.V. Rajani, L.C. Vekaria, A.A. Maheta. (2020) Consequence of long-term balance nutrient management on soil nitrogen dynamics under groundnut-wheat cropping sequence in a calcareous clay Soils. International Journal of Chemical Studies, 8(5):1686-1691.	5.31
	2021-22
88	Bhorania Nirali, C., Savalia, S.G. and Sakarvadia, H.L. (2021) Soil salinity Patten along the distance gradient in coastal region soils of southern Saurashtra of Gujarat.The Pharma Innovation Journal, 10(08): 1753-1759.	5.23
89	Sakarvadia, H.L., Vekaria, L.C., Ponkia, H.P., Jadeja, A.S. and Parakhia, D.V. (2021). Soil Test Based Fertilizers Application for Targeted Yield of Soybean (Glycin max L.) in Saurashtra Region of Gujarat. Agricultural Science Digest. 41(3): 464-467.	4.75
90	Kotadiya, P. B., Hirpara, D. S., Vekaria, L. C., Kanjiya, H. N. (2021) Response of summer groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) to irrigation level and anti-transpirant on quality, soil parameters and economics. Pharma Innovation, 10(10):315-317.	5.23
91	Asodariya, S.R., Rajani, A.V., Jadeja, A.S., Vora, T.V. and Hirpara, D.V. (2021) Effect of different levels of potassium and zinc application on growth and yield attributes of Biofortified pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br.] under medium black calcareous soils of south Saurashtra region of Gujarat. The Pharma Innovation Journal, 10(10): 2554-2556	5.23
92	Muchhadiya, R.M., Thanki, R.B., Sakarvadia, H.L. and Muchhadiya P.M. (2021) Effect of NPK levels and city compost on soil chemical and biological properties, yield and quality of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under system of wheat intensification (SWI).The Pharma Innovation Journal,10(11): 1230-1235.	5.23
93	Muchhadiya, R.M., Thanki, R.B., Sakarvadia, H.L. and Muchhadiya P.M. (2021) Effect of NPK levels along with city compost on growth, yield and economics of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under system of wheat intensification (SWI). The Pharma Innovation Journal,10(11): 1254.1259.	5.23

Papers Presented in Seminar/Symposia (January 2015 to March 2022)

Sr. No.	Details of Publication
	2014-15
1	Sakarvadia, H. L., Polara, K. B. and Babaria, N. B. 2015. Effect of Cyclic Water Stress and Potassium on Dry Matter Yield and Nutrients Uptake by Summer Groundnut, In:National seminar on"Water management & climate smart agriculture",held at Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, during February 13-14, 2015
2	Sakarvadia, H. L., Polara, K. B., Davariya, R. L. and Babaria, N. B. 2014. Soil test based fertilizer application for targeted yields of irrigated Bt. cotton in Saurastra region of Gujarat. In: National Conference on "Soil health: A key to unlock and sustain production potential" held at Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur during 3-4, September, 2014.
3	Sakarvadia, H. L. 2014. Effect of balanced fertilization on yield, nutrient content and uptake in Bt cotton (Gossipium hirsutam L.) in South Saurastra region. In: International Congress on "Agriculture, Food Engineering and Environmental Science- Sustainable Approaches" Organized by Krishi Sanskriti, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi during 29-30, March 2014.
4	Sakarvadia, H. L., Polara, K. B. and Babaria, N. B. 2014. Effect of multi-micronutrient formulations on growth, yield and nutrients uptake by pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan L.). In: International Symposium on "New-Dimensions in Agro meteorology for Sustainable Agriculture", held at GB Pantnagar, during 16-18, October, 2014.
5	Babaria, N.B., Polara, K. B and Sakarvadia,H. L.2014. Effect of multi-micronutrient mixture on yield and nutrients uptake by wheat grown in medium black cacareous soils of saurashtra region. In: International Symposium on "New-Dimensions in Agro meteorology for Sustainable Agriculture", held at GB Pantnagar, during 16-18, October, 2014.
6	Babaria, N. B., Polara, K. B. and Sojitra,K. P. 2015.Quality of irrigation water in Junagadh district of Gujarat.In:National seminar on "Water management & climate smart agriculture",held at Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, during February 13-14, 2015.
7	Parmar, K. B., Polara, K. B., Sakarvadia, H. L., Davariya, R. L. and Babaria, N. B. 2014. Yield targeting in irrigated Bt. cotton through balance fertilization in medium black calcareous soils. In: International Symposium on "New-Dimensions in Agro meteorology for Sustainable Agriculture", held at GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, during 16-18, October, 2014.
8	Polara, K. B., Sakarvadia, H. L., Ponkia, H. P. and Babria, N. B. 2014. Potassium fertilization of kharif groundnut in medium black calcareous soils of Saurashtra Region of Gujarat. In: International Symposium on "New-Dimensions in Agro meteorology for Sustainable Agriculture", held at GB Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, during 16-18, October, 2014.
9	Polara, K. B., Karad, G. U., Babaria, N. B. and Sakarvadia, H. L. 2014. Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Soil Organic Carbon Fraction Under Groundnut -Wheat System of Vertic Haplustepts. In:National Conference on "Soil health: A key to unlock and sustain production potential" held at Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur during 3-4, September, 2014.
10	Polara, K. B. and Rajput, H. G. 2015.Quality of Irrigation Water in Coastal Bhavnagar District of Gujarat.In:National seminar on"Water management & climate smart agriculture",held at Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, during February 13-14, 2015
	2015-16
11	Butani, B. M., Solanki, M. S. and Polara, J. V. 2016. Effect of soil amendments on different varieties of castor under coastal salt affected soil. In:11th National symposium on "Innovations in Coastal Agriculture-Current Status and Potential under changing Environment" Organized by ISCAR in collaboration with IIWM at Bhubaneswar (ODISHA) during 14-17/01/2016
12	Solanki, M. S. and Babaria, N. B. 2015. Evaluation of efficiency of most sustainable fertilizer use practices for enhancing productivity and sustainability under groundnut-wheat cropping systems of Saurashtra region (Gujarat). In:National Seminar on “Organic Ameliorates for soil resilience and environmental securities” held at College of Agriculture, Gwalior during 19th -21st August, 2015.
13	Butani, B. M., Solanki, M. S. and. Polara, J. V. 2015. Effect of Soil Amendments on Different Varieties of Castor (Ricinus communis L.) under Coastal Salt Affected Soil. In:11th National Symposium of Indian Society of Coastal Agricultural Research (ISCAR) at Bhubaneswar during 14-18 January, 2016.
	2016-17
14	Polara, K. B., Sakarvadia, H. L., Ponkia, H. P., Vekaria, L. C. and Babaria, N. B. 2016. Soil test based fertilizers application for targeted field of summer groundnut for Saurashtra region of Gujarat. In:International conference on "Integrated land use planning for smart agriculture - An agenda for sustainable land arrangement" (ISSLUP, ICAR-NBSS & LUP-2016) during 10-13 Nov.2016 at Nagpur.
15	Sakarvadia, H. L., Polara, K. B., Ponkia, H. P., Vekaria, L. C. and Babaria, N. B. 2016. Response of pigeon pea to INM based on targeted yield concept in Vertisol. In:International conference on "Integrated land use planning for smart agriculture- An agenda for sustainable land arrangement" (ISSLUP, ICAR-NBSS & LUP -2016) during 10-13 Nov.2016 at Nagpur.
	2017-18
16	Polara, K. B., Sakarvadia, H. L., Vekaria, L. C., Ponkia H. P. and Babariya, N. B. 2017. Effect of Multi-Micronutrients Fertilizers on Yield and Micronutrients Uptake by Okra (Abelmoschus esculentusL.) Grown on Medium Black Calcareous Soils of Saurashtra Region of Gujarat. In:National conference on "Technological & Innovations in Agricultural for Enhancing Farmers' Income". Jointly Organized by Amit Singh Memorial Foundation and JAU, Junagadh. Held on May, 28-31, 2017 at JAU, Junagadh.
17	Sakarvadia, H. L., Polara, K. B., Ponkia, H. P. and Babaria, N. B. 2017. Effect of Multi: Micronutrient Mixture on Yield and Nutrients Uptake by Tomato. In:National conference on "Technological & Innovations in Agricultural for Enhancing Farmers' Income". Jointly Organized by Amit Singh Memorial Foundation and JAU, Junagadh. Held on May, 28-31, 2017 at JAU, Junagadh.
18	Babariya, N. B., Polara, K. B., Sakarvadia, H. L., Vekaria L. C. and Ponkia H. P. 2017. Effect of Multi Micronutrients Fertilizers on Yield and Nutrients Uptake by Bt. Cotton (Gossypiumhirsutum L.) Grown on Medium Black Calcareous Soils of Saurashtra Region of Gujarat. In:National conference on "Technological & Innovations in Agricultural for Enhancing Farmers' Income". Jointly Organized by Amit Singh Memorial Foundation and JAU, Junagadh. Held on May, 28-31, 2017 at JAU, Junagadh.
19	Vekaria, L. C., Polara, K. B., Ponkia, H. P., Sakarvadia, H. L. and Babariya, N. B. 2017. Effect of Multi Micronutrients Fertilizers on Yield and Micronutrients Uptake by garlic (Allium sativum L.) Grown on Medium Black Calcareous Soils of Saurashtra Region of Gujarat. In:National conference on "Technological & Innovations in Agricultural for Enhancing Farmers' Income". Jointly Organized by Amit Singh Memorial Foundation and JAU, Junagadh. Held on May, 28-31, 2017 at JAU, Junagadh.
20	Ponkia, H. P., Vekaria, L. C., Polara, K. B., Sakarvadia, H. L. and Babariya, N. B. 2017. Effect of Multi Micronutrients Fertilizers on Yield and Micronutrients Uptake by Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.) Grown on Medium Black Calcareous Soils of Saurashtra Region of Gujarat. In:National conference on "Technological & Innovations in Agricultural for Enhancing Farmers' Income". Jointly Organized by Amit Singh Memorial Foundation and JAU, Junagadh. Held on May, 28-31, 2017 at JAU, Junagadh.
	2018-19
21	Jadeja, A. S., Sakarvadia, H. L., Polara, K. B. and Solanki, M. S. 2018.Effect of Soil and Foliar Application of Micronutrients on Growth, Yield and Nutrients Uptake by Tomato. In:National Seminar on "Developments in Soil Science - 2018" during the 83rd Annual Convention of ISSS organized by Anand Chapter of Indian Society of Soil Science and AAU, Anand. Held on Nov-27 to 30, 2018 at AAU, Anand.
22	Savalia, S. G. and Gundalia, J. D. 2018. Evaluation of Soil Constraints and Soil Sustainability of the Soils of Southern Saurashtra Region of Gujarat. In:National Seminar on "Developments in Soil Science - 2018" during the 83rd Annual Convention of ISSS organized by Anand Chapter of Indian Society of Soil Science and AAU, Anand. Held on Nov-27 to 30, 2018 at AAU, Anand
23	Sakarvadia, H. L., Parkhia, D. V., Vekaria L. C., and Polara K. B. 2018.Effect of different levels and time of potassium fertilization on kharif groundnut in medium black calcareous soils of Saurashtra region of Gujarat. In:National Seminar on "Developments in Soil Science - 2018" during the 83rd Annual Convention of ISSS organized by Anand Chapter of Indian Society of Soil Science and AAU, Anand. Held on Nov-27 to 30, 2018 at AAU, Anand
24	Parmar, K. B., Parakhia, D. V., Ponkia, H. P. and Sakarvadia, H. L. 2018.Response of Garlic to Micronutrients Application in Medium Black Calcareous Soils of Saurashtra Region of Gujarat. In:National Seminar on "Developments in Soil Science - 2018" during the 83rd Annual Convention of ISSS organized by Anand Chapter of Indian Society of Soil Science and AAU, Anand. Held on Nov-27 to 30, 2018 at AAU, Anand.
25	Sakarvadia, H. L., Savalia, S. G., Vekaria, L. C., Ponkia, H. P. and Polara, J. V. 2018.Current Scenario of Soil Science Research in Saurashtra Region of Gujarat. In:National Seminar on "Developments in Soil Science - 2018" during the 83rd Annual Convention of ISSS organized by Anand Chapter of Indian Society of Soil Science and AAU, Anand. Held on Nov-27 to 30, 2018 at AAU, Anand
	2019-20
26	Savalia, S. G., Solanki, M. S and Patel, P.V. 2019. Doubling farmer's income through natural resource management under farmer's first programme. In:National Symposium on Pragmatic perspectives of agricultural development programmes in present scenario on 8 to 9-June, 2019. Jointly organized by Society of Extension Education, Gujarat and Navasari Agricultural University, Navsari held at NAU, Navsari. Compendium, lead papers and abstract. pp.301.
27	Vasava, S. R., Savalia S. G. and Patel P. V. 2019. "Dissemination of improved production technologies of chickpea through farmer first programme in Saurashtra region of Gujarat". National Symposium on Pragmatic perspectives of agricultural development programmes in present scenario on 8 to 9-June, 2019. Jointly organized by Society of Extension Education, Gujarat and Navasari Agricultural University, Navsari held at NAU, Navsari. Compendium, lead papers and abstract. pp.298.
28	Gohil, P. J., Savalia, S. G. and Bharadiya, A. M. (2019). "Dissemination of improved production technologies of cotton through farmer first programme in Saurashtra region of Gujarat". National Symposium on Pragmatic perspectives of agricultural development programmes in present scenario on 8 to 9-June, 2019. Jointly organized by Society of Extension Education, Gujarat and Navasari Agricultural University, Navsari held at NAU, Navsari. Compendium, lead papers and abstract. pp.299.
29	Chovatia, P. K. Mathukia, R. K. and Savalia, S. G. 2019. "Doubling farmer's income through crop diversification under farmer's first programme". National Symposium on Pragmatic perspectives of agricultural development programmes in present scenario on 8 to 9-June, 2019. Jointly organized by Society of Extension Education, Gujarat and Navasari Agricultural University, Navsari held at NAU, Navsari. Compendium, lead papers and abstract. pp.299.

Other Publication viz Books, Book chapter, practical Manuals, Bulletins etc. (January 2015 to March-2022)

Sr. No.	Details of Publication
1	Ashokkumar V. Rajani, 2018.Comprehension book of soil science laboratory analysis, Jaya Publication House, Delhi. pp. 192, ISBN-978-93-87590-72-4
2	Rajani, A.V. and Jadeja, A.S. 2019.Fundamental of soils and plant nutrients.Jaya Publication House, Delhi. pp.312, ISBN- 978-93-88668-12-5
3	Savalia, S. G., Chodvadia, H. C., Savalia, V. J., Sakarvadia, H. L., Polara, A. M, Bhabhor, S. M. and Kavar N. R. 2020. Integrated nutrient management for fertilizer dealers (Theory and Practical), Krushi Vistran Prakashan Shreni 3-1-35.
4	Jadeja, A.S., Hirpara, D.V., Vekaria, L.C. and Sakarvadia, H.L. 2020. Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management. Jaya Publication House, Delhi. pp.262, ISBN- 978-93-89996-25-8
5	Rajani Ashokkumar V. (2020). "Soil fertility management for sustainable agriculture". Jaya publishing house, New Delhi. ISBN 978-93-89996-616
6	Savalia S.G.(2020). "Modern techniques of soil survey, remote sensing, land use planning and watershed management". Jaya publishing house, New Delhi. ISBN 979-73-8996-418
7	Savalia S.G., Ponkia H.P., Sakarvadia H. L. and Vekaria L.C. (2020). "Khedut Dairy (Krushi Margdarshika)".Krushi Vistaran Prakashak Shreni 3-1-13, Dt. 25-9-2020.
8	Savalia, S. G., Chodvadia, H. C., Savalia V. J. Sakarvadia, H. L., Bhabhor, S. M. and Kavar N R. (2020). Gujarati book on "Integrated nutrient management for fertilizer dealers (Theory and Practical)", DEE, JAU, Junagadh.krushi prakashan shreni 3-1-35, February, 2020. DEE, JAU, Junagadh
9	Hirpara D.V., Jadeja A.S., Vekaria L.C., Sakarvadia H.L., Parmar K.B., Parakhia D.V. and Ponkia H.P. (2021). "Text book of problematic soil", Jaya publishing house, New Delhi. ISBN: 978-93-89996-25-8.
10	Jadeja, A.S., Hirpara, D.V., Vekaria, L.C. and Sakarvadia, H.L. (2021). Soil fertility and nutrient management [A Way to Sustainable Agriculture]. CRC Press, London. ISBN: 978-1-032-06005-7.

Recommendations for farmers and Scientific Community (January 2015 to March-2022)

Recommendation for farmers 2015-16

Recommendation No. 1

Title:Evaluation of potentiality of organic farming for groundnut (kharif)-chickpea (rabi) cropping sequence

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone adopting groundnut (kharif)-chickpea (rabi) cropping sequence under organic farming are recommended to apply FYM (1.25 t/ha) + castor cake (139 kg/ha) to groundnut and vermicompost (667 kg/ha) + castor cake (222 kg/ha) to chickpea in furrow before sowing for securing higher net realization and maintaining soil fertility.

Recommendation No. 2

Title: Effect of potassium and sulphur on growth and yield of wheat crop

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing wheat are recommended to apply 60 kg potash and 40 kg sulphur (through gypsum) per hectare as basal in addition to recommended dose of N and P (120-60 N-P₂O₅ kg/ha) to wheat crop for getting higher yield and net return.

Recommendation No. 3

Title: Effect of multi-micronutrient formulations on okra

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing kharif okra in medium black calcareous soil are recommended to apply micronutrients as per soil test value as basal in addition to recommended dose of fertilizers (150-50-50 N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg/ha) to okra for getting higher yield and net return

Alternatively, foliar spraying of multi-micronutrient formulation Grade IV (Fe-Mn-Zn-Cu-B, 4.0-1.0-6.0-0.5-0.5 %) @ 1% at 45, 60, 75and 90 DAS in addition to recommended dose of fertilizers (150-50-50 N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg/ha) to okra is recommended for getting higher yield and net return.

Recommendation No. 4

Title: Efficacy of multi-micronutrient formulations in improving crop production in Bt cotton

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing Bt cotton in medium black calcareous soil are recommended to apply micronutrients as per soil test value as basal in addition to recommended dose of fertilizers (240-50-150 N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg/ha) to Bt cotton for getting higher yield and net return.

Alternatively, foliar spraying of multi-micronutrient formulation Grade IV (Fe-Mn-Zn-Cu-B, 4.0-1.0-6.0-0.5-0.5 %) @ 1% at 45, 60, 75 and 90 DAS in addition to recommended dose of fertilizers (240-50-150 N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg/ha) is recommended to Bt cotton for getting higher yield and net return.

Information for scientific community

Recommendation No. 1

Title: Soil test based fertilizer recommendation for targeted yield of pigeonpea crop

The nutrient requirements for production of one quintal pigeonpea seed was assessed as 6.09, 1.98 and 1.78 kg; N, P₂O₅ and K₂O, respectively. The fertilizer prescription equation are as : for N (FN : 5.46 T - 0.25 SN - 0.16 FYM), P (FP₂O₅:4.11 T - 1.34 SP - 0.15 FYM) and K (FK₂O : 11.93 T - 0.51 SK - 0.45 FYM) with FYM. Targeted yield concept could be effectively adopted to bring in site specificity in fertilizer use and achieve high yields of pigeonpea in the medium black calcareous soils of Saurashtra region of Gujarat.

Recommendation No. 2

Title: Establishment of critical limit of sulphur for Bt cotton in medium black calcareous soils

The critical limit for sulphur application to Bt cotton crop grown on calcareous soils of Saurashtra, was found as 15 ppm in soil and 0.475 per cent in cotton plant at 60 DAS.

Recommendation for Farmers : 2016-17

Recommendation No. 1

Title: Effect of multimicronutrient formulations on tomato

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing tomato in medium black calcareous soil are recommended to apply micronutrients as per soil test value as basal in addition to recommended dose of fertilizers (75-37.5-62.5 N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg/ha) to tomato for getting higher yield and net return. OR Foliar spraying of multi-micronutrient formulation Grade IV (Fe-Mn-Zn-Cu-B, 4.0-1.0-6.0-0.5-0.5 %) is recommended @ 1% at 45, 60 and 75 DAS in addition to recommended dose of fertilizers (75-37.5-62.5 N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg/ha) to tomato for getting higher yield and net return.

Recommendation No. 2

Title: Effect of multimicronutrient formulations on garlic

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing garlic in medium black calcareous soil are advised to apply micronutrients as per soil test value as basal in addition to recommended dose of fertilizers (50-50-50 N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg/ha) to garlic for getting higher yield and net return. OR Soil application of multi-micronutrient formulation Grade V (Fe-Mn-Zn-Cu-B, 2.0-0.5-5.0-0.2-0.5 %) @ 40 kg ha^-1 in addition to recommended dose of fertilizers (50-50-50 N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg/ha) to garlic for getting higher yield and net return.OR apply foliar spray of multi-micronutrient formulation Grade IV (Fe-Mn-Zn-Cu-B, 4.0-1.0-6.0-0.5-0.5 %) @ 1% at 60, 75 and 90 DAS in addition to recommended dose of fertilizers (50-50-50 N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg/ha) to garlic for getting higher yield and net return.

Information for scientific community

Recommendation No. 1

Title: Establishment of critical limit of sulphur for pigeonpea crop in medium black calcareous soils.

The critical limit for S application to pigeonpea crop grown on calcareous soils of Saurashtra has been fixed. The limit is noticed as 12.5 ppm (Heat soluble S) in soils and 0.455 % in pigeonpea plant at 60 DAS.

Recommendation No. 2

Title: Effect of saline irrigation water on onion (Allium cepa) crop

It is for the information of scientific community especially for plant breeder that onion variety Talaja Red recorded value of different salt tolerance criteria like higher mean salinity index (53.8), higher mean bulb yield (109 g), minimum yield decline in high salinity level at EC 6.80 dSm^-1 for 50 %, minimum yield reduction (59.3 %) at 8.0 dSm^-1 as well as lower Na/K ratio in straw. Onion variety Talaja red is found more salt tolerant compared to GWO-1, Pilipatti and Agri Found Light Red on the basis of salinity indices.

Recommendation for Farmers: 2017-18

Recommendation No. 1

Title: Effect of multi-micronutrient formulations on brinjal

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing late kharif brinjal in medium black calcareous soil are recommended to apply micronutrients as per soil test value as basal OR apply foliar spray of multi-micronutrient formulation Grade IV (Fe-Mn-Zn-Cu-B, 4.0-1.0-6.0-0.5-0.5 %) @ 1% at 45, 60 and 75 DATP in addition to recommended dose of fertilizers (100 - 37.5 - 37.5 N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg/ha) to brinjal for getting higher yield and net return.

Recommendation No. 2

Title: Nitrogen management in wheat crop

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing wheat in medium black calcareous soil are recommended to apply nitrogen @ 120 kg/ha in three splits (¼ as basal + ½ at 20 to 25 DAS + ¼ at 35 to 40 DAS) instead of two splits in addition to recommended dose of P₂O₅- K₂O (60 - 60 kg ha^-1) for getting higher yield, net return and improve nutrient use efficiency.

Recommendation No. 3

Title: Effect of soil amendments on different varieties of soybean (Glycene max L.) under sodic soil

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climate Zone growing soybean in sodic soil during kharif season are recommended to grow soybean variety NRC-37 and apply FYM @ 10 t ha^-1 + Gypsum @ 50 % GR along with recommended dose of 30:60:00 kg N:P₂O₅:K₂O ha^-1 for obtaining higher yield and net realization.

Information for scientific community

Recommendation No. 1

Title: Soil test based fertilizers application for targeted yield of summer groundnut in Saurashtra region of Gujarat

The nutrients requirement for production of one quintal summer groundnutseed was assessed as 4.90, 0.90 and 1.73 kg; N, P₂O₅ and K₂O, respectively. The fertilizer prescription equation are as: for N (FN : 4.14 T - 0.37 SN - 0.17 FYM), P (FP₂O₅:3.04 T - 1.48 SP - 0.17 FYM) and K (FK₂O : 6.53 T - 0.43 SK - 0.38 FYM) with FYM. Targeted yield concept could be effectively adopted to bring in site specificity in fertilizer use and achieve high yields of summer groundnutin the medium black calcareous soils of Saurashtra region of Gujarat.

Recommendation No. 2

Title: Establishment of critical limit of sulphur for soybean crop in medium black calcareous soils

For recommending S application to soybean crop grown on calcareous soils of Saurashtra, Soil Testing Laboratories of Gujarat should consider critical limit 11.0 ppm in soil and 0.31 per cent in soybean plant at 60 DAS.

Recommendation No. 3

Title: Relative salinity tolerance of different castor varieties

It is for the information of scientific community especially for plant breeder that castor variety GCH-7 and GC-3 recorded value of different salt tolerance criteria like higher mean salinity index (82.7 and 84.6), higher mean seed yield (275 and 260 g/plant), minimum yield decline (35.0 and 33.8 %) at 8.0 dSm^-1and for 50 % yield reduction at EC 10.79 and 10.77
dSm^-1, respectively, as well as lower Na/K ratio in seed and stalk. Castor variety GCH-7 and GC-3 was found more salt tolerant compared to GAUCH-1, GCH-2, GCH-4 and GCH-6 on the basis of salinity indices.

Recommendation No. 4

Title: To study micronutrients and sulphur status in soils of Saurashtra region.

About 18606 soil samples were collected from farmer’s field of 11 districts of Saurashtra region and analyzed for available S and DTPA extractable Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu. Available Fe, Zn and S were deficient in about 18, 22 and 36 per cent soils of the district. Iron deficiency was observed in all districts and it ranged from 0.31 to 33.93 mg kg^-1 with mean value of 8.80 mg kg^-1. Zn deficiency was also observed in all districts and it ranged from 0.05 to 7.47 mg kg^-1 with a mean value of 0.90 mg kg^-1. S deficiency was observed in most of district and it ranged from 1.08 to 112 mg kg^-1 with mean value of 13.58 mg kg^-1. The soils of Saurashra region foundin high categories for available Mn and Cu, while in low to medium status of S, Fe and Zn.

Recommendation for Farmers: 2018-19

Recommendation No. 1

Title: Effect of N, P and K fertilizers on growth, yield and nutrients uptake by brinjal

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing brinjal under medium black calcareous soil in late kharif season are recommended to apply nitrogen @ 125 kg/ha in four equal splits (Basal, 25, 50 and 75 days after transplanting), P2O5 @ 50 kg/ha and K2O @ 50 kg/ha as basal for achieving higher yield and net return.

Information for scientific community

Recommendation No. 1

Title: Establishment of critical limit of sulphur for green gram crop in medium blackcalcareous soils

For recommending sulphur application to green gram crop grown in calcareous soils of Saurashtra, STLs of Gujarat should consider the critical limit of 13.8 ppm in soil and 0.395 per cent in green gram plant at 45 DAS.

Recommendation No. 2

Title: Soil test based fertilizers application for targeted yield of soybean in Saurashtra region of Gujarat

The soil testing laboratories are informed that the nutrients requirement for production of one quintal soybean seed was assessed as 5.65, 0.91 and 2.53 kg; N, P2O5 and K2O, respectively. The fertilizer prescription equations are: for N: [FN = (7.87 x T) - (0.50 x SN) - (0.39 x FYM)], P: [FP2O5 = (3.10 x T) - (1.87 x SP) - (0.17 x FYM)] and K:[FK2O: = (4.70 x T) - (0.20 x SK) - (0.19 x FYM)] with FYM. Targeted yield concept could effectively be adopted up to 20 q/ha for site specific fertilizer recommendation to achieve high yields of soybean in the medium 48 black calcareous soils of Saurashtra region of Gujarat.

Recommendation No. 3

Title: Effect of saline irrigation water on wheat crop

It is information for scientific community especially plant breeders that wheat varieties GW 366 and KRL 19 recorded higher mean salinity index (86.7 and 79.8 %), comparable mean seed yield (18.4 and 14.4 g/pot), minimum yield decline (29.38 and 34.89 %) at EC 8.0 dS/m and for 50 % yield reduction at EC 12.24 and 10.54 dS/m, respectively as well as lower Na/K ratio in grain (GW 366) and straw (KRL19), hence found more tolerant as compared to GW 451 and GW 463.

Recommendation for Farmers: 2019-20

Recommendation No. 1

Title: Effect of multi-micronutrient formulations on papaya

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing papaya in medium black calcareous soil are advised to apply multi micronutrients formulation Grade-V @ 40 g plant^-1as basal in addition to recommended dose of chemical fertilizers (200-200-250 N-P₂O₅-K₂O g plant^-1) and 5 kg FYM/plantto papaya for getting higher yield and net return.

Recommendation No. 2

Title:Effect of nano boron on yield and nutrients uptake by kharif groundnut

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing kharif groundnut in medium black calcareous soil are advised to apply three sprays of 0.2% (20 g/10 lit water) boric acid at 30, 45 and 60 DAS in addition to recommended dose of fertilizers (12.5-25-50 N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg ha^-1) to kharif groundnut for getting higher yield and net return.

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing kharif groundnut in medium black calcareous soil are advised to apply three sprays of 0.2% (20 ml/10 lit water) nano boron at 30, 45 and 60 DAS in addition to recommended dose of fertilizers (12.5-25-50 N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg ha^-1) to kharif groundnut for getting higher yield and net return.

Recommendation No. 3

Title: Effect of N, P and K levels on growth, yield and nutrients uptake by coriander

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing coriander during rabi season are advised to apply nitrogen @ 40 kg/hain two splits (½ as basal and ½ at 30 DAS), P₂O₅30 kg/haandK₂O20 kg/haas basal for getting higher yield and net return.

Recommendation for Scientific Community :

Recommendation No. 1

Title: Title: Relative salinity tolerance of different pigeonpea varieties

It is for the information of scientific community especially for plant breeders that pigeonpea variety GJP 1 recorded value of different salt tolerance criteria like higher mean salinity index (60.04), higher mean seed yield (22.66 g/plant), minimum yield decline (66.45 %) at 8.0 dSm^-1and for 50 % yield reduction at EC 6.86 dSm^-1, as well as lower Na/K ratio in seed and stalk. Pigeonpea variety GJP 1 was found more salt tolerant compared to AGT 2 and GT 101 on the basis of salinity indices. The sequential order of salinity tolerance for pigeonpea varieties was observed GJP 1 > BDN 2 > Vaishali > GT 101 > AGT 2.

Recommendation for Farmers: 2020-21

Recommendation No. 1

Title: Effect of multi-micronutrient formulations on chickpea

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing chickpea in medium black calcareous soil are recommended to apply multi micronutrients formulation Grade-V (40 kg/ha) as basal or micronutrients as per soil test value in addition to recommended dose of chemical fertilizers (20-40-0 N-P2O5-K2O kg/ha) to chickpea for getting higher yield and net return.

Recommendation No. 2

Title: Effect of foliar application of various fertilizers on growth, yield and nutrients uptake by onion

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing onion in medium black calcareous soil are recommended to apply 75% RDF (56-45-37.5-15 kg/ha N-P2O5-K2O-S) + 1 % (100 g/10 liter water) foliar spray of water soluble fertilizer (19-19-19 N-P-K) and 1 % Banana pseudostem sap both at 45 and 60 day after transplanting for getting higher yield and net return.

Recommendation No. 3

Title: Effect of foliar application of water soluble fertilizer on growth, yield and nutrients uptake by Bt. cotton

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing Bt cotton in medium black calcareous soil are advised to apply 75% RDF (180-37.5-112.5 N-P2O5-K2O kg/ha) + two spray of 2.0 % water soluble fertilizer (19-19-19) at 50 and 75 DAS to Bt cotton for getting higher yield and net return.

Recommendation for Scientific Community :

Recommendation No. 1

Title: Soil test based fertilizer recommendation for targeted yield of wheat

The scientist of soil testing laboratories are informed that the nutrients requirement for production of one quintal wheat grainwas assessed as 3.81, 0.82and 3.40kg; N, P₂O₅ and K₂O, respectively andthe fertilizer prescription equations are: for N: [FN =6.82 x T - 1.01 x SN - 0.27 x FYM], P: [FP₂O₅ =1.80 x T - 2.25 x SP - 0.09 x FYM] and K:[FK₂O: = 3.14 x T - 0.46 x SK - 0.27 x FYM] with FYM10 t ha^-1. While, without FYM nutrients requirement for production of one quintal wheat grainwas assessed as 3.52, 0.77and 3.02kg; N, P₂O₅ and K₂O, respectivelyandthe fertilizer prescription equations are: for N: [FN =8.53 x T - 1.19 x SN], P: [FP₂O₅ =2.61 T - 3.07 x SP] and K:[FK₂O: = 5.03 x T - 0.68 x SK].Targeted yield concept could be effectively adopted up to 50 q/ha for site specific fertilizer recommendation to achieve high yields of wheatin the medium black calcareous soils of Saurashtra region of Gujarat.

Recommendation No. 2

Title: Establishment of critical limit of zinc for summer green gram in medium black calcareous soils

For recommending Zn application to green gram crop grown in calcareous soils of Saurashtra, STL of Gujarat should consider the critical limit 0.70 ppm in soil and 47.0 ppm in green gram plant at 45 DAS.

Recommendation No. 3

Title: Establishment of critical limit of zinc for pigeonpea crop in medium black calcareous soils

For recommending Zn application to pigeonpea crop grown in calcareous soils of Saurashtra, STL of Gujarat should consider the critical limit of 0.63 ppm in soil and 33.9 ppm in pigeonpea plant at 60 DAS.

Recommendation No. 4

Title : Effect of saline irrigation water on garlic

It is for the information to scientific community especially for the plant breeder that garlic varieties GJG-5 recorded value of different salt tolerance criteria like higher mean salinity index (77.00%), comparable mean bulb yield (54.78), minimum yield decline (43.61) at EC 5.0 dS m^-1 and for 50 % yield reduction at EC 9.32 as well as lower Na/K ratio in bulb (GJG-5) and straw (GJG-5). Garlic varieties GJG-5 were found more salt tolerant as compared to GG-4, G-282 and GG-2 on the basis of salinity indices.

Recommendation No. 5

Title: Effect of saline irrigation water on sesamum

It is for the information to scientific community especially for the plant breeder that sesamum variety Guj. Til-3 recorded value of different salt tolerance criteria like higher mean seed yield (19.69 g/pot), comparable with other varieties of mean salinity index (71.82 %), yield decline (38.51 %) at 5.0 dS m-1 and for 50% yield reduction at EC 9.47 dS m^-1, as well as lower Na/K ratio in seed (0.253) and straw (0.551).

Recommendation for Farmers: 2021-22

Recommendation No. 1

Title: Effect of nano boron on yield and nutrients uptake by summer groundnut

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing summer groundnut in medium black calcareous soil are advised to apply three sprays of 0.2% (20 ml/10 lit water) nano boron OR 0.2% (20 g/10 lit water) boric acid at 30, 45 and 60 DAS in addition to recommended dose of fertilizers (25-50-50 N-P₂O₅-K₂O kg ha^-1) to summer groundnut for getting higher yield and net return.

Recommendation No. 2

Title: Effect of different levels of NPK and time of application on cucumber yield under protected condition

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing cucumber during kharif under protected conditions are advise to apply80-50-50 kg/ha N-P₂O₅-K₂O in form of water soluble fertilizer and urea through fertigation in four equal splits i.e. basal, 30, 45 and 60 DAS for getting higher yield and net return.

Recommendation No. 3

Title: Integrated management practices in groundnut under poor drained medium black calcareous soil

The farmers of South Saurashtra Agro-climatic Zone growing kharif groundnut under poor drained medium black calcareous soil are advised to apply tanch 50 t/ha every three year for getting higher yield and net return.

Recommendation for Scientific Community :

Recommendation No. 1

Title: Evaluation of cow pea varieties for salinity tolerance

It is for the information of scientific community especially for plant breeders that cowpea variety GC 1 recorded value of different salt tolerance criteria like higher mean salinity index (81.07), higher mean seed yield (15.81 g/plant), minimum yield decline (29.1 %) at 8.0 dSm-1 and for 50 % yield reduction at EC 7.68 dSm-1, as well as lower Na/K ratio in seed and stalk. Cowpea variety GC 1 was found more salt tolerant compared to other varieties on the basis of salinity indices. The sequential order of salinity tolerance for cowpea varieties was observed GC 1 > AVC 1 > Pusa Falguni > GC 2.

Recommendation No. 2

Title: Effect of saline irrigation water on pearl millet

It is for the information to scientific community especially for the plant breeder that pearl millet variety GHB-1129 recorded value of different salt tolerance criteria like higher mean salinity index (79.25%), higher mean grain yield (504.0 g/plot), minimum yield decline (32.49%) at 8.0 dS/m and for 50% yield reduction at 11.21 dS/m, as well as lower Na/K ratio in grain and fodder. Pearl millet variety GHB-1129 was found more salt tolerant compared to other varieties on the basis of salinity indices. The sequential order of salinity tolerance for pearl millet variety was observed GHB-1129 > GHB-538 > GHB-732 > GHB-558.

Recommendation No. 3

Title: Periodical evaluation of soil fertility status of Saurashtra region

It is informed to scientific community that, in periodical soil survey of third decayed started from 1990, the range and mean value of Physico-chemical properties of Saurashtra soil are as below;

pH	EC	CaCO3	CEC	Ex. Ca	Clay	ESP
pH	dS/m	(g/kg)	cmol(P+) kg^-1	me/100g	(%)	(%)
6.95-8.90 (7.92)	012-2.82 (0.6)	9.6-181.8 (38.8)	7.17-47.10 (24.56)	1.00-34.00 (15.54)	12.25-65.36 (37.63)	1.31-19.65 (7.36)

OC (%)	Avail. N (kg ha^-1)	Avail. P₂O₅ (kg ha^-1)	Avail. K₂O (kg ha^-1)	Heat Soluble S (ppm)	Avail. Fe (ppm)	Avail. Mn (ppm)	Avail. Zn (ppm)	Avail. Cu (ppm)
0.21-0.86 (0.46)	97-442 (260)	4.6-74.9 (32.5)	142-597 (341)	4.3-46.3 (17.7)	0.75-19.9 (5.1)	3.3-33.2 (14.3)	0.20-2.01 (0.78)	0.47-5.50 (1.94)

Nutrient index values for available N, P₂O₅, K₂O and S were 1.50, 1.68, 2.68 and 2.19, respectively. Based on nutrient index values, the soils of Saurashtra region categorized in low in available N, medium in available P₂O₅ and S whereas, high in available K₂O. While, nutrient index values for DTPA extractable micronutrients were 1.47, 2.70, 2.07 and 3.00 for Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu, respectively. Based on nutrient index values, the soils of Saurashtra region categorized in low in available Fe, medium in Zn and high in Mn and Cu.

Recommendation No. 4

Title: Establishment of critical limit of zinc for soybean crop in medium black calcareous soils

For recommending Zn application to soybean crop grown in calcareous soils of Saurashtra, STL of Gujarat should consider the critical limit of 0.55 ppm in soil and 42.44 ppm in soybean plant at 45 DAS.

On-Going Research Schemes/Projects

Research Schemes :

Sr.	Title and BH	Funding Agency	Principal Investigator	Type of Scheme	Period
Sr.	Title and BH	Funding Agency	Principal Investigator	Type of Scheme	From	To
1	Soil fertility Res. Scheme(G-1) B.H. 3126-1	State Govt.	Shri R. M. Vikani	Non-Plan	1979	Conti.
2	Research in Ag. Chem. and Soil Science B.H. 5020	State Govt.	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia and Shri. H. P. Ponkia	Non-Plan	1962	Conti.
3	Management of salt affected soil and poor quality underground water B.H. 12027	State Govt.	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia	Plan	1986	Conti.
4	Scheme for micronutrient and sulphur research in soils and plants in Saurashtra region B.H. 12023	State Govt.	Dr. L. C. Vekaria	Plan	2013	Conti.
5	AICRP on Long Term Fertilizer Experiments B.H. 2030-1	Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal (M.P.)	Dr. A. V. Rajani	ICAR	1999	Conti.

Research Projects (Continue) :

Sr. No	Name of the Projects	Investigators	Period		Funding Agency
1	Soil test based fertilizers recommendation for targeted yield of Bt cotton in Saurashtra region of Gujarat	Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia Dr. L. C. Vekaria	2010	Conti.	ICAR : Indian Institute of Soil Science, Bhopal (M.P.)
2	Management of potassium for maximization of yield and quality of Bt. cotton in Saurashtra region	Dr. S. G. Savalia Dr. H. L. Sakarvadia Dr. L. C. Vekaria	2019	Conti.	Indian Potash Ltd., Israel chemical Ltd., Gurgao-122002
3	Integrated Resource Management in Agriculture and Allied Field for Stakeholder under Farmer First Programme (FFP) project (NRM module)	Dr. A.S. Jadeja	2017	Conti.	ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Pune, Maharastra

Research Project Completed:

Sr. No.	Name of Project	Period	Funding Agency
1	Monitoring and evaluation of usage of treated effluents of washing ghats in Agriculture.	2009-10 to 2011-12	The president, Jetpur Dyeing and Printing Association, Jetpur
2	Evaluation the Effect of “Microcel” as a Soil Amendments on Groundnut &Cotton yield and on Soil properties	2010-11	Agricon Chemicals, Rajkot (Gujarat), India
3	Effect of Reliance Formulated Sulphur (RFS) with and without FYM on yield and quality of summer groundnut"	2013-14-15	Reliance Industry Limited Bombay
4	Effect of Reliance Formulated Sulphur (RFS) with and without FYM on yield and quality of Bt. Cotton"	2014-15	Reliance Industry Limited Bombay
5	Suitability of gypsum in agricultural land as soil conditioner	2014-15	M/s Ashapura Volclay Limited, Bhuj
6	Effect of polymer coated urea on yield of Bt. cotton	2014-15	Gujarat Sate Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited Baroda
7	Effect of sulphate of potash (SOP) with and without FYM on yield and quality of summer groundnut	2015-16	Gujarat Council on Science and Technology Gandhinagar
8	Response of potassium schoenite (Mahalabh) through soil application and foliar spray	2015-16	Agrocel Industries Pvt. Ltd.
9	Response of (STL) mixture grade (CNS) to groundnut crop	2017-18	Smartchem Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Pune
10	Effect of Krishi sol on coriender	2018-19	GHCL Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad

Research Experiments conducted (current year 2021-22)

Sr. No.	Title
1) RESEARCH IN AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY AND SOIL SCIENCE
1.1	Effect of FYM with and without phosphorus on groundnut (GG 20) yield
1.2	Evaluation of cow pea varieties for salinity tolerance
1.3	Effect of N, P and K levels on growth, yield and nutrients uptake by bottle gourd
1.4	Optimization of nutrient package in Bt cotton under irrigated condition
1.5	Integrated management practices in groundnut under poor drained medium black calcareous soil
1.6	Effect of different levels of NPK and time of application on cucumber yield under protected condition
1.7	Periodicalevaluation of soil fertility status of Saurashtra region
1.8	Effect of different management practices on yield of pre-monsoon groundnut (In collaboration with Res. Sci., Main Oil Seed Res. Station, JAU, Junagadh)
1.9	Management of reddening in Bt cotton (In collaboration with Res. Sci. Cotton Res. Station, JAU, Junagadh)
1.10	Evaluation of microbial consortia enriched vermicompost in pearlmillet (In collaboration with Res. Sci. Main Pearlmillet Res. Station, JAU, Jamnagar)
1.11	Evaluation of low cost natural farming in wheat + chickpea intercropping system(In collaboration with Department of Agronomy, JAU, Junagadh)
1.12	Evaluation of low cost natural farming in groundnut+pigeonpea intercropping system (In collaboration with Dept. of Agronomy, JAU, Junagadh)
1.13	Evaluation of Amrut Mati in summer groundnut (In collaboration with Department of Agronomy, JAU, Junagadh)
1.14	Development and evaluation of microbial consortia enriched vermicompost formulation in wheat (In collaboration with Dept. of Agronomy, JAU, Junagadh)
1.15	Evaluation of microbial consortia enriched vermicompost in kharif groundnut (In collaboration with Department of Agronomy, JAU, Junagadh)
1.16	Role of Rajyoga meditation on chickpea under organic management system (In collaboration with Department of Agronomy, JAU, Junagadh)
1.17	Role of Rajyoga meditation on kharif groundnut under organic management system (In collaboration with Department of Agronomy, JAU, Junagadh)
1.18	Effect of NPK levels on growth, yield and nutrients uptake by isabgol (In collaboration with Department of Agronomy, JAU, Junagadh)
1.19	Response of summer groundnut to limited irrigation under drip irrigation (In collaboration with Res. Sci., Main Oilseed Res. Station, JAU, Junagadh)
1.20	Effect of foliar application of water soluble macro and micro nutrients fertilizers on growth, yields and quality of kharif groundnut (In collaboration with Res. Sci., Main Oilseed Res. Station, JAU, Junagadh)
1.21	Effect of nitrogen management, foliar spray of iron and multi-micronutrient formulation fertilizer on yield and chlorosis of kharif groundnut. (In collaboration with Res. Sci., Main Oilseed Res. Station, JAU, Junagadh)
1.22	Nutrient management in tomato under polyhouse (In collaboration with Dept. of Horticulture, JAU, Junagadh)
1.23	Nutrient management in cucumber under polyhouse (In collaboration with Dept. of Horticulture, JAU, Junagadh)
2) Scheme for Micronutrient AND SULPHUR Research in SOILS AND PLANTS IN SAURASHTRA REGION
2.1	Effect of nano boron on yield and nutrient uptake by summer groundnut
2.2	Effect of cow dung on yield, quality and uptakes of nutrients in groundnut
2.3	Effect of cow dung on yield and yield attributes of garlic
2.4	Effect of cow dung on yield and nutrients uptake by wheat
2.5	Establishment of critical limit of zinc for soybean in medium black calcareous soils
3) MANAGEMENT OF SALT AFFECTED SOIL AND POOR QUALITY UNDER GROUND WATER FOR CROP PRODUCTION (MSS)
3.1	Evaluation of garlic varieties and different levels of FYM under saline water irrigation condition
4) SOIL FERTILITY RESEARCH (G-1) SCHEME
4.1	Potash status of soil as affected by intensive cropping under medium and high fertilely levels with and without applied potash
4.2	Long term effect of continuous application on various levels of N and P on the yield of groundnut crop and its effect on the fertility status on the soil
5) SCHEME FOR AICRP ON LONG TERM FERTILIZER EXPERIMENTS
5.1	Balance Nutrient Management in Groundnut (Monsoon) Wheat (Winter) Cropping Sequence on LTFE Basis
5.2	Evaluation of efficiency of most sustainable fertilizer use practices for enhancing productivity, sustainability and nutrient response ratio under different cropping systems (Groundnut-wheat)

New technical Programmes Proposed (Current Year 2021-22)

Sr. No.	Title
1	Soil test based fertilizer recommendation for targeted yields of coriander
2	Effect of N, P and K fertilizer on yield and nutrients uptake by Indian bean
3	Study on relative salinity tolerance of leafy vegetables
4	Effect of N, P and K fertilizer on yield and nutrients uptake by summer soybean
5	Evaluation of soil textural classes in the soils of different talukas of Junagadh district

Screening of relative salt tolerant varieties of important crops :

Name of crop	Recommended salt tolerant varieties
Paddy Transplanted	Jaya, Dandi, GR-3, Masuri, JR-68
Wheat	Kalyansona, KRL-119, GW-322, GW-451, GW-366
Cotton	GCH-7, G.Cot-7, GJHV-851, GJHV-34, Kalyan, Dhumad
Sugarcane	Co-8338, Co-791, Co-671
Castor	GAU-CH-1, GC-3, GCH-7
Ground Nut	JL-24, TG-32, TG-26, GG-4, GG-13, GG-20
Safflower	Tara, Bhima
Sorghum	Gundari, GSH-5, SRF-204, SRF-142
Pearl millets	GHB-235,BK-560,GHB-105,MH-179 and GHB-229-For fodder
Barley	C-164
Sunflower	EC-68414, EC-68415
Brinjal	Green Round, Gujarat-1
Tomato	J.T.- Junagadh Ruby, Pusa Ruby, H-24
Mustard	Varuna, AS-10
Gram	ICC-4, ICP-29
Chilli	GC-103, Jwalla, GC-1, Gholar
Sesamume	Purva-1
Onion	Talaja Red, Green Round, PRL-1

Establishment of critical limits of different nutrients in soil and plant :

Nutrient	Crops	Critical limits
Nutrient	Crops	In soil	In plant
Phosphorus	Groundnut Wheat Pearl- millet Gram	23.5 kg P2O5/ha 34.0 kg P2O5/ha 35.0 kg P2O5/ha 24.0 kg P2O5/ha	0.26% (Pod) 0.26%(Grain) 0.32% (Grain) 0.31% (Grain)
Potassium	Pearl millet Wheat Groundnut	160 kg K2O/ha 155 kg K2O/ha 145 kg K20/ha	2.80%(35 DAS) 2.48% (Straw) 1.40%(30 DAS) 1.80% (Straw) 0.46% (Haulm) 0.90% (Pod)
Sulphur	Maize Onion Garlic Pigeonpea Bt Cotton Soybean Green gram	10 ppm 10 ppm 10 ppm 12.5 ppp 15.0 ppm 11.0 ppm 13.8 ppm	0.10% (Fodder) 0.555% (60 DAS) 0.452% (60 DAS) 0.455 % (60 DAS) 0.475 % (60 DAS) 0.31 % (60 DAS) 0.395 % (45 DAS)
Zinc	Groundnut Wheat Cotton	0.6 ppm 0.5 ppm 0.89 ppm	14.00 ppm (Haulm) 20.00 ppm (60 DAS) 57.50 ppm (30 DAS)
Iron	Wheat	6.10 ppm	97.00 ppm (60 DAS)

No. of Soil and Water Samples Analyzed During 2012-13 to 2021-22

YEAR	SOIL SAMPLES	WATER SAMPLES	TOTAL INCOME (Rs)
2012-13	3113	2606	4,39,795/-
2013-14	1615	1387	2,38,500/-
2014-15	1600	1200	2,10,000/-
2015-16	3177	2816	4,86,000/-
2016-17	2530	2050	3,70,190/-
2017-18	975	791	1,59,030/-
2018-19	932	808	3,38,490/-
2019-20	1310	1001	5,47,655/-
2020-21	2712	1265	9,55,805/-
2021-22	1490	1076	5,94,650/-

Budget head wise sanction Grant and Utilization(2021-22)

(Amount Rs. in Lakh)

Sr. No.	Budget Head	Name of the Scheme	Sanctioned Grant (Rs in lakh)				Expenditure (Rs in lakh)				Income (Rs in lakh)
Sr. No.	Budget Head	Name of the Scheme	Pay & Allow	Recurr-ing	Non- rec.	Total	Pay & Allow	Recurring	Non- rec.	Total	Income (Rs in lakh)
(i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)	(v)	(vi)	(vii)	(viii)	(ix)	(x)	(xi)	(xii)
Non Plan
1	5020	Research in Agri.	80.20	2.70	0.00	82.90	46.30	2.33	0.00	48.63	0.00
Plan
2	12027	MSS	90.71	14.10	0.00	104.81	90.71	14.09	0.00	104.08	0.00
3	12023	Micronutrient	22.08	14.50	0.00	36.58	22.08	14.41	0.00	36.49	0.00
ICAR
4	2030-1	LTFE	26.94	10.31	1.93	39.18	26.38	2.13	0.00	28.51	0.00
5	2030-2	STCR	0.00	1.37	0.00	1.37	0.00	1.24	0.00	1.24	0.00
Other Agency
7	1801906	Effect of krishi sol on coriander yield	0.00	1.78	0.00	1.78	0.00	1.51	0.00	1.51	0.00
8	1801907	Management of potassium for maximization of yield and quality of Bt. Cotton	0.00	18.05	0.00	18.05	0.00	4.98	0.00	4.98	0.00

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