Central Soil Salinity Research Institute Explained

Central Soil Salinity Research Institute
Established:1969
Type:Registered Society
Head Label:Director
Head:Dr. RK Yadav
Total Staff:301
Country:India
Campus:Zarifa Farm
Other Name:CSSRI

The Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI)[1] is an autonomous institute of higher learning, established under the umbrella of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India for advanced research in the field of soil sciences. The institute is located on Kachawa Road in Karnal, in the state of Haryana, from the Indian capital of New Delhi.

Profile

Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI) had its origin in Hisar, Haryana, on 1 March 1969, as per recommendations of an Indo-American team, employed to assist the Indian Council of Agricultural Research in developing a comprehensive water management program for India. However, by October 1969, the institute was shifted to its present premises in Karnal and a year later, the Central Rice Research Station, Canning Town, West Bengal was merged with CSSRI.

The institute has a satellite unit in Bharuch, which was originally started in Anand in 1989, but moved to Bharuch in 2003 and hosts the coordinating unit of AICRP on Management of Salt Affected Soils and Use of Saline Water in Agriculture with a network of eight research centres located in different agro ecological regions of the country at Agra, Bapatala, Bikaner, Gangawati, Hisar, Indore, Kanpur and Tiruchirapalli. The coordinating unit of AICRP on Water Management was a part of CSSRI from early seventies till 1990 when it was moved to Rahuri in Maharashtra.

The main achievements of CSSRI may be listed as:

CSSRI manages an International Training Centre under an Indo-Dutch collaboration since 2001. It offers post graduate level programs in association with State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and other Universities.[2]

The institute has undertaken several national and international projects.

Divisions

The institute is engaged in multidisciplinary research activities which are carried out through four divisions.

Division of Soil and Crop Management

The Division conducts research on resource conservation technologies[8] and cost effective farming system models. It prepares and maintains digital databases of salt affected soils and conducts periodic assessment of soil resources. It also focusses on agroforestry on salt affected soils.

Division of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering

The Division attends to the areas related to groundwater recharge technologies, subsurface drainage for amelioration of waterlogged saline soils and decision support systems for ground water contaminations. The Division has project partnership with INNO-Asia.[9]

Division of Crop Improvement

Development of saline and alkaline tolerant crops such as rice, wheat and mustard through conventional breeding and modern molecular and physiological approaches is the primary activity of the Division.[10]

The Division of Social Science Research

The Division is pursuing to evaluate and assess the socio-economic impact of the technologies developed by the institute. These technologies are transferred to the farmers and other stakeholders through frontline demonstrations, farmers’ fairs, exhibitions, and other extension methods. The development of human resources through trainings on reclamation and management of salt-affected soils and use of poor quality water in agriculture.

Mandate

Mandate:[11] The institute is mandated with:[12]

Regional Research Stations

CSSRI has three regional stations for a wider national coverage, each located at Bharuch,[13] Canning Town[14] [15] and Lucknow.[16] [17]

Facilities

Publication and Supporting Service Unit

PSS unit is responsible for information dissemination of the scientific researches of the Institute and has published 233 research papers on national and international journals, published 25 books and 60 bulletins.

Computer Centre

The institute is equipped with a modern computer centre since 1988 which acts as the communication hub of the institute. The centre is supported by an ICT infrastructure, LAN network and modern hardware and software. It provides system support in the procurement, maintenance, training, MIS reports, document processing, conduct of computer based exams and IT support for administration. It also maintains the web site of the institute.

Health Care Center

The Institute manages a Health Care Centre with the facility to accommodate 5 inpatients, a senior allopathic medical officer, a part-time ayurvedic medical officer, pharmacist, support staff, clinical laboratory with diagnostic equipment and a pharmacy. A modern fitness centre also operates in the health care centre.

Library

CSSRI library os a well stocked one, holding a collection of 14,668 books and 7967 bound journals, consisting of publications of FAO, IRRI, UNESCO, ILRI, ICID, IFPRI, ASA and ASAE. The library subscribes to 69 national and 25 international journals other than 15 gratis journals. It also maintains a digital repository with digital magazines such as SOIL, AGRIS and Plant Gene.

PME Cell

Research Priority setting, Monitoring and Evaluation (PME) cell is the monitoring unit of the Institute for assisting the scientists and scholars in the allocation of research areas and the monitoring and evaluation of the projects. It helps the scientists in the maintenance of database, report generation and compilation, generation and publication of research documents.

Technology Management Unit

Technology Management Unit is equipped with and manages:

The institute has an administrative department, a Hindi Cell and a workshop to attend to the relevant areas of activities.

All India Coordinated Project for Research (AICRP)

The institute is the coordinating unit for the All India Coordinated Project for Research on Management of Salt Affected Soils and Use of Saline Water in Agriculture. The research is conducted at nine centres viz. Agra, Bapatla, Gangawati, Kanpur, Indore, Bikaner, Pali, Hisar and Tiruchirapalli.[2]

The project is mandated with the responsibility to:

Awards and recognitions

CSSRI has been recognised for its efforts by way of several awards.[18]

Publications

CSSRI has published many books,[23] some of the notable ones are:

The institute has also published many technical bulletins,[24] newsletters,[25] popular articles[26] and research papers.[26]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CSSRI - Definition by AcronymFinder . Acronymfinder.com . 2015-05-09.
  2. Web site: Central Soil Salinity Research Institute — 1. Reclamation and Management of Salt Affected Soils — 2. Use of Poor Quality Waters in Agriculture . July 1, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714223439/http://www.agritech.tnau.ac.in/about_us/pdf/hrd_national_trainings_icar_cssri.pdf . July 14, 2014 .
  3. Web site: Rice science for a better world . IRRI.org . 2015-05-09.
  4. Web site: Council for Partnership on Rice Research in Asia. July 1, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140625140858/http://irri.org/networks/council-for-partnership-on-rice-research-in-asia . June 25, 2014 .
  5. Web site: ACIAR Homepage . Aciar.gov.au\access-date=2015-05-09.
  6. Web site: Sustainable and resilient farming systems intensification in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (SRFSI) . ACIAR.gov.au . 2015-05-09.
  7. Web site: CIMMYT's Blog » Central Soil Salinity Research Institute . Blog.cimmyt.org . 2015-03-27 . 2015-05-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714170654/http://blog.cimmyt.org/tag/central-soil-salinity-research-institute/ . 14 July 2014 . dead .
  8. Web site: 'Technology answer to coastal Gujarat's problems' - The Times of India . Timesofindia.indiatimes.com . 2013-12-15 . 2015-05-09.
  9. Web site: APRA: Partner . Geoinf.uni-jena.de . 2015-05-09.
  10. Web site: Success Stories on Development, Spread and Impact of Salt -Tolerant Varieties of Rice, Wheat and Mustard in India . Plantstress.com . 2015-05-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924074044/http://www.plantstress.com/Files/Salt_India.pdf . 2015-09-24 .
  11. Web site: Central Soil Salinity Research Institute — Mandate . 1 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140626234145/http://cssri.nic.in/mandate.htm . 26 June 2014 .
  12. Web site: About Institute . Cssri.org . 2015-05-09.
  13. Web site: Bharuch, RRS . Cssri.org . 2015-05-09.
  14. Web site: Canning Town, RRS . cssri.org . 2015-05-09.
  15. Web site: C.S.S.R.I., R.R.S., Canning Town . 1 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070622201523/http://wikimapia.org/#y=47107623&x=37552343&z=18&l=0&m=a&v=2 . 22 June 2007 .
  16. Web site: Lucknow, RRS . Cssri.org . 1999-10-27 . 2015-05-09.
  17. Web site: C.S.S.R.I., R.R.S., Lucknow . Wikimapia.org . 2015-05-09.
  18. Web site: Awards . Cssri.org . 2015-05-09.
  19. Web site: TNAU and CSSRI to get 'ICAR Best Institution Award' - India Environment Portal | News, reports, documents, blogs, data, analysis on environment & development | India, South Asia . India Environment Portal . 1999-07-16 . 2015-05-09.
  20. Web site: Citations : ICAR Award Ceremony 2010 . Icar.org . 2015-05-09.
  21. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Haryana Plus . Tribuneindia.com . 2015-05-09.
  22. Web site: Awards . Cssri.org . 2015-05-09.
  23. Book: Irrigation and Soil Salinity in the Indian subcontinent: Past and Present. N. T. Singh. 365. 2005. Lehigh University Press. 9780934223782.
  24. Web site: Technical Bulletins . Cssri.org . 2015-05-09.
  25. Web site: Downloads - News Letter . Cssri.org . 2015-05-09.
  26. Web site: Popular Articles . Cssri.org . 2011-01-08 . 2015-05-09.

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