Background: This study highlights the significance of the Land Resource Inventory (LRI) in the context of farm-level watershed planning, especially for sustainable agricultural development. In India, the degradation of natural resources due to unsustainable land use practices has...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2025/v31i53071
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based land resource inventory (LRI) with high-resolution imagery is the most reliable tool for soil resource mapping. However, soil series-based mapping remains crucial for detailed soil studies in Madapur micro-watershed. A thorough geospatia...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i74307
Indiscriminate fertilizer use has become a key factor in land degradation with blanket applications, often depleting resources and weakening soil health. Land Resource Inventory (LRI) serve as a farmer-friendly approach to tackle the problem of unscientific fertilizer use, ensuri...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2025/v37i95745
Vijayakumari Raveendra Channavar, Jakir Hussain K N, Ryali Devi Veda Vyas, Nagaraj Malappannavar, Varsha Somaraddi Radder & Jagadeesh B R·Archives of Current Research International·2024
Agricultural practices such as the application of inorganic fertilizers and pesticides have profound effects on soil, altering its physical and chemical properties and consequently impacting soil biota composition and diversity. Since plant health is intricately linked to soil he...
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Research Article10.9734/acri/2024/v24i5724
The research aimed to investigate the behavior of nitrogen (N) when different types of urea fertilizers are used in Alfisol. Traditional chemical fertilizers have a low N use efficiency, around 30 to 35 percent, posing a significant challenge for improvement. This study sought to...
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Research Article10.9734/jeai/2024/v46i62523
Vijayakumari Raveendra Channavar, Ashoka K R, P. S. Fathima, V B Sanathkumar, Bhagyalakshmi T, Yogananda S B, Jakir Hussain K N & Jagadeesh B R·Asian Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition·2024
The study investigates the impact of different urea fertilizers on nitrogen mineralization, leaching losses, and growth, yield of fodder maize in Alfisols. Nitrogen is vital for plant growth but deficient in soils. Urea, a widespread nitrogen fertilizer, suffers from significant...
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Research Article10.9734/ajsspn/2024/v10i2286