- Vol 107, No 9 (2014)
- Pages: 1550-1564
- Published: 2014-11-10
- https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv107%2Fi9%2F1550-1564
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Soil Information System: Use and Potentials in Humid and Semi-Arid Tropics
T. Bhattacharyya
1,
D. Sarkar
1,
S. K. Ray
1,
P. Chandran
1,
D. K. Pal
1,
D. K. Mandal
1,
J. Prasad
1,
G. S. Sidhu
2,
K. M. Nair
3,
A. K. Sahoo
4,
T. H. Das
4,
R. S. Singh
5,
C. Mandal
1,
R. Srivastava
1,
T. K. Sen
1,
S. Chatterji
1,
N. G. Patil
1,
G. P. Obireddy
1,
S. K. Mahapatra
2,
K. S. Anil Kumar
3,
K. Das
4,
A. K. Singh
5,
S. K. Reza
6,
D. Dutta
7,
S. Srinivas
3,
P. Tiwary
1,
K. Karthikeyan
1,
M. V. Venugopalan
8,
K. Velmourougane
8,
A. Srivastava
9,
Mausumi Raychaudhuri
10,
D. K. Kundu
10,
K. G. Mandal
10,
G. Kar
10,
S. L. Durge
1,
G. K. Kamble
1,
M. S. Gaikwad
1,
A. M. Nimkar
1,
S. V. Bobade
1,
S. G. Anantwar
1,
S. Patil
1,
V. T. Sahu
1,
K. M. Gaikwad
1,
H. Bhondwe
1,
S. S. Dohtre
1,
S. Gharami
1,
S. G. Khapekar
1,
A. Koyal
3,
Sujatha
3,
B. M. N. Reddy
3,
P. Sreekumar
3,
D. P. Dutta
6,
L. Gogoi
6,
V. N. Parhad
1,
A. S. Halder
4,
R. Basu
4,
R. Singh
5,
B. L. Jat
5,
D. L. Oad
5,
N. R. Ola
5,
K. Wadhai
1,
M. Lokhande
1,
V. T. Dongare
1,
A. Hukare
1,
N. Bansod
1,
A. Kolhe
1,
J. Khuspure
1,
H. Kuchankar
1,
D. Balbuddhe
1,
S. Sheikh
1,
B. P. Sunitha
3,
B. Mohanty
2,
D. Hazarika
6,
S. Majumdar
4,
R. S. Garhwal
5,
A. Sahu
8,
S. Mahapatra
10,
S. Puspamitra
10,
A. Kumar
9,
N. Gautam
1,
B. A. Telpande
1,
A. M. Nimje
1,
C. Likhar
1,
S. Thakre
1
Affiliations
1 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
2 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
3 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
4 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
5 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
6 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
7 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091
8 Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur 440 010, India
9 National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau 275 101, India
10 Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
1 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
2 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
3 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
4 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
5 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
6 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
7 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091
8 Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur 440 010, India
9 National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau 275 101, India
10 Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
The articles presented in this special section emanated from the researches of consortium members of the National Agricultural Innovative Project (NAIP, Component 4) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. These researches have helped develop a soil information system (SIS). In view of the changing scenario all over the world, the need of the hour is to get assistance from a host of researchers specialized in soils, crops, geology, geography and information technology to make proper use of the datasets. Equipped with the essential knowledge of data storage and retrieval for management recommendations, these experts should be able to address the issues of land degradation, biodiversity, food security, climate change and ultimately arrive at an appropriate agricultural land-use planning. Moreover, as the natural resource information is an essential prerequisite for monitoring and predicting global environmental change with special reference to climate and land use options, the SIS needs to be a dynamic exercise to accommodate temporal datasets, so that subsequently it should result in the evolution of the soil information technology. The database developed through this NAIP would serve as an example of the usefulness of the Consortium and the research initiative of ICAR involving experts from different fields to find out the potentials of the soils of humid and semi-arid bioclimatic systems of the country.
Keywords
Agricultural Land-Use Planning, Humid and Semi-Arid Tropics, Soil Information System, Soil Information Technology, Temporal Datasets.
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The articles presented in this special section emanated from the researches of consortium members of the National Agricultural Innovative Project (NAIP, Component 4) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. These researches have helped develop a soil information system (SIS). In view of the changing scenario all over the world, the need of the hour is to get assistance from a host of researchers specialized in soils, crops, geology, geography and information technology to make proper use of the datasets. Equipped with the essential knowledge of data storage and retrieval for management recommendations, these experts should be able to address the issues of land degradation, biodiversity, food security, climate change and ultimately arrive at an appropriate agricultural land-use planning. Moreover, as the natural resource information is an essential prerequisite for monitoring and predicting global environmental change with special reference to climate and land use options, the SIS needs to be a dynamic exercise to accommodate temporal datasets, so that subsequently it should result in the evolution of the soil information technology. The database developed through this NAIP would serve as an example of the usefulness of the Consortium and the research initiative of ICAR involving experts from different fields to find out the potentials of the soils of humid and semi-arid bioclimatic systems of the country.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv107%2Fi9%2F1550-1564
Authors
T. Bhattacharyya
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
D. Sarkar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. K. Ray
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
P. Chandran
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
D. K. Pal
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
D. K. Mandal
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
J. Prasad
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
G. S. Sidhu
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
K. M. Nair
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
A. K. Sahoo
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
T. H. Das
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
R. S. Singh
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
C. Mandal
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
R. Srivastava
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
T. K. Sen
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. Chatterji
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
N. G. Patil
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
G. P. Obireddy
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. K. Mahapatra
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
K. S. Anil Kumar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
K. Das
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
A. K. Singh
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
S. K. Reza
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
D. Dutta
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091
S. Srinivas
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
P. Tiwary
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
K. Karthikeyan
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
M. V. Venugopalan
Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur 440 010, India
Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur 440 010, India
K. Velmourougane
Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur 440 010, India
Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur 440 010, India
A. Srivastava
National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau 275 101, India
National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau 275 101, India
Mausumi Raychaudhuri
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
D. K. Kundu
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
K. G. Mandal
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
G. Kar
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
S. L. Durge
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
G. K. Kamble
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
M. S. Gaikwad
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
A. M. Nimkar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. V. Bobade
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. G. Anantwar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. Patil
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
V. T. Sahu
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
K. M. Gaikwad
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
H. Bhondwe
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. S. Dohtre
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. Gharami
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. G. Khapekar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
A. Koyal
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
Sujatha
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
B. M. N. Reddy
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
P. Sreekumar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
D. P. Dutta
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
L. Gogoi
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
V. N. Parhad
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
A. S. Halder
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
R. Basu
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
R. Singh
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
B. L. Jat
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
D. L. Oad
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
N. R. Ola
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
K. Wadhai
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
M. Lokhande
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
V. T. Dongare
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
A. Hukare
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
N. Bansod
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
A. Kolhe
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
J. Khuspure
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
H. Kuchankar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
D. Balbuddhe
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. Sheikh
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
B. P. Sunitha
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
B. Mohanty
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
D. Hazarika
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
S. Majumdar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
R. S. Garhwal
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
A. Sahu
Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur 440 010, India
Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur 440 010, India
S. Mahapatra
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
S. Puspamitra
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar 751 023, India
A. Kumar
National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau 275 101, India
National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau 275 101, India
N. Gautam
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
B. A. Telpande
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
A. M. Nimje
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
C. Likhar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. Thakre
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Abstract
The articles presented in this special section emanated from the researches of consortium members of the National Agricultural Innovative Project (NAIP, Component 4) of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. These researches have helped develop a soil information system (SIS). In view of the changing scenario all over the world, the need of the hour is to get assistance from a host of researchers specialized in soils, crops, geology, geography and information technology to make proper use of the datasets. Equipped with the essential knowledge of data storage and retrieval for management recommendations, these experts should be able to address the issues of land degradation, biodiversity, food security, climate change and ultimately arrive at an appropriate agricultural land-use planning. Moreover, as the natural resource information is an essential prerequisite for monitoring and predicting global environmental change with special reference to climate and land use options, the SIS needs to be a dynamic exercise to accommodate temporal datasets, so that subsequently it should result in the evolution of the soil information technology. The database developed through this NAIP would serve as an example of the usefulness of the Consortium and the research initiative of ICAR involving experts from different fields to find out the potentials of the soils of humid and semi-arid bioclimatic systems of the country.
Keywords
Agricultural Land-Use Planning, Humid and Semi-Arid Tropics, Soil Information System, Soil Information Technology, Temporal Datasets.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv107%2Fi9%2F1550-1564