Concluded projects in Soil Management and Crop Nutrition

FOG/1983/063 - Shrub legumes

FOG/1984/071 - Forage and plant nutrition coordination

FOG/1985/027 - South east Asian and south Pacific forage research program

FOG/1985/060 - Improvement of forage productivity in plantation crops

FOG/1986/019 - Forage shrub production from saline and/or sodic soils in Pakistan

FOG/1986/021 - Red soils:China

FOG/1988/036 - Production and utilisation of shrub legumes in the tropics

FOG/1989/025 - Forage development of the red soils south central China

LWR2/1987/035 - Improvement of dryland crop and forage production in the semi- arid tropics

LWR2/1988/029 - Biological nitrogen fixation by soybeans in rotation with rice

LWR2/1989/040 - Use of inhibitors to improve the efficiency of urea as a nitrogen fertilizer

LWR2/1991/001 - Diagnosis and correction of mineral nutrient disorders of root crops in the Pacific

LWR2/1991/002 - Nutrient management in rainfed cropping systems

LWR2/1991/013 - Integration of forages with plantation crops for sustainable ruminant production

LWR2/1992/009 - Conservation and zone tillage research for dryland farming

LWR2/1992/010 - Management of legume nitrogen fixation for rainfed cereal production in Pakistan, Nepal, Vietnam and Australia

LWR2/1992/020 - Development and evaluation of sustainable production systems for steeplands

LWR2/1992/101 - Determination of a methodology for measuring the impact of land degradation in Botswana on crop and livestock productivity

LWR2/1993/103 - Production, quality control and use of legume inoculants

LWR2/1993/722 - Assessment of efficiency of farming systems on vertisols and sloping lands using a framework for evaluation of sustainable land management (FELSM)

LWR2/1993/723 - Management of legume nitrogen for increased cereal production-research planning/coordination meeting,seminars and training workshop.

LWR2/1994/004 - Integrated water management in pumped irrigation systems in the Red River delta of Vietnam

LWR2/1994/032 - Nutrient and irrigation management for sustainable rice-wheat cropping systems in Bangladesh and Australia

LWR2/1994/035 - Tools and indicators for planning sustainable soil management on semi-arid farms and watersheds

LWR2/1994/048 - Carbon dynamics, nutrient cycling and the sustainability of cropping and pasture systems

LWR2/1994/125 - Transfer of technology on sulfur nutrition to crops in China

LWR2/1994/721 - Analysis of nitrogen and starch in tropical rice crops using NIR Spectroscopy

LWR2/1995/710 - Developing high nitrogen fixing variants of chickpea and pigeonpea for a range of environments

LWR2/1995/711 - Improving the efficiency and predictability of biological inhibitors to reduce nitrogen losses and enhance flooded rice productivity

LWR2/1995/712 - On farm testing of promiscuous cultivars and use of ureide techniques to evaluate nitrogen fixation and yield potential of soybean in moist savanna zones in West Africa

LWR2/1996/049 - System modelling at ICRISAT: Increasing the effectiveness of research on agricultural resource management in the semi-arid tropics by combining cropping systems simulation with farming systems research

LWR2/1996/080 - Increasing crop production through biological control of soil-borne root diseases

LWR2/1996/143 - Sustainable mechanised dryland grain production

LWR2/1996/162 - Correction of nutritional disorders of tropical root crops in Papua New Guinea and North Queensland

LWR2/1996/163 - Enhanced resource-use planning for tropical woodland agroecosystems

LWR2/1996/215 - Capturing the benefits of seasonal climate forecasts in agricultural management

LWR2/1996/216 - Application of physically-based methodology for erosion prediction at IBSRAM-ASIALAND sites

LWR2/1996/217 - Microbial bio-fertilisers for sustainable and environmentally sound crop production in Vietnam and Australia

LWR2/1996/260 - Global Mountain Initiative on sustainable mountain agriculture and natural resources: Analysis of land degradation issues in the HKH region - Phase 1

LWR2/1997/038 - Risk management in southern African maize systems

LWR2/1997/062 - Sustainable grain legume-cereal production systems through management of nitrogen fixation

LWR2/1998/027 - Increasing yields and nitrogen fixation of soybean, groundnut and mungbean in Vietnam through rhizobial inoculation

LWR2/1998/129 - Training program on the principles and practice of sustainable cropping systems

LWR2/1998/131 - Permanent raised beds to improve productivity and control salinity in Pakistan

LWR2/1998/136 - Survey of potential of manure for meeting crop nutrient needs with integrated nutrient management in Madhya Pradesh, India

PN/1982/006 - Methodologies for determining N losses

PN/1982/007 - Nutritional disorders of sorghum

PN/1983/005 - Nitrogen fixation program report

PN/1983/006 - Legume bacteriology

PN/1983/028 - Phosphorus and sulphur efficiency in tropical cropping

PN/1983/029 - Micronutrient requirementsfor biological nitrogen fixation and growth of legumes

PN/1983/066 - Zinc deficiency in vertisols of India and Australia

PN/1985/001 - Azolla anabaena

PN/1985/017 - Improvement of the efficiency of urea fertilisation of rice

PN/1985/030 - Loss of nitrogen fertiliser applied to wheat

PN/1985/073 - Rhizobium nodulating tree legumes

PN/1985/074 - Rhizobium nodulating grain legumes

PN/1985/075 - Rhizobium ecology

PN/1986/003 - Boron and other micronutrients for food legume production

PN/1987/031 - Biological nitrogen fixation in foods and tree legume production systems in the Philippines

PN/1988/000 - Measurement of nitrogen fixation in legume production systems

PN/1988/004 - Sulfur and phosphorus management in tropical cropping systems

SMCN/1998/028 - Diagnosis and correction of nutritional disorders of yams

SMCN/1998/119 - Impact of heavy metals on sustainability of fertilisation and waste recycling in peri-urban and intensive agriculture in south-east Asia

SMCN/1999/003 - Integrated nutrient management in tropical cropping systems: Improved capabilities in modelling and recommendations

SMCN/1999/004 - Improving phosphorus availability in cropping systems in sub-Saharan Africa

SMCN/1999/005 - Improved soil management on rainfed vertisols in Nusa Tenggara

SMCN/2000/046 - Overcoming magnesium deficiency in oil palm crops on volcanic ash soils of Papua New Guinea

SMCN/2000/060 - Development of an interactive diagnostic key for sweet potato disorders

SMCN/2000/114 - Evaluating biofumigation for soil-borne disease management in tropical vegetable production

SMCN/2000/173 - Improved fertiliser recommendations and policy for dry regions of southern Africa

SMCN/2001/028 - Development and scaling out of targeted recommendations for smallholder maize systems in Southern Africa through integrating farmer participatory research and simulation modeling (Risk Management Project 2)

SMCN/2001/038 - Management of animal waste to improve the productivity of Pacific farming systems

SMCN/2001/051 - Assessing land suitability for crop diversification in Cambodia and Australia

SMCN/2002/015 - Managing groundwater access in Tay Nguyen (Central Highlands) Vietnam

SMCN/2002/028 - Stress tolerant wheat and maize for Afghanistan: Seeds of strength

SMCN/2002/033 - Seasonal climate forecasting for better irrigation system management in Lombok

SMCN/2002/073 - Efficient nutrient use in rice production in Vietnam achieved using inoculant biofertilisers

SMCN/2002/085 - Utilising basic soil data for the sustainable management of upland soils in Vietnam and Australia

SMCN/2003/006 - Enhancing agricultural production in the Philippines by sustainable use of shallow groundwater

SMCN/2003/010 - Farmer evaluation and multiplication of sweet potato varieties on the north coast of Papua New Guinea

SMCN/2003/011 - Herbicide use strategies and weed management options in Filipino and Australian cropping

SMCN/2003/035 - Improving the utilisation of water and soil resources for tree crop production in coastal areas of Vietnam and New South Wales

SMCN/2004/041 - Productivity and marketing enhancement for peanut in Papua New Guinea and Australia

SMCN/2004/069 - Minimising agricultural pollution to enhance water quality in Laguna de Bay (Philippines) and Mt Lofty Ranges (Australia)

SMCN/2004/071 - Reducing pest and disease impact on yield in selected Papua New Guinea sweet potato production systems

SMCN/2005/004 - Management of soil fertility for restoring cropping in tsunami-affected areas of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, Indonesia

SMCN/2005/043 - Analysis of biophysical and socio-economic constraints to soil fertility management in the Papua New Guinea highlands

SMCN/2005/075 - Integrated soil and crop management for rehabilitation of vegetable production in the tsunami-affected areas of NAD Province, Indonesia

SMCN/2005/118 - Restoration of annual cropping in tsunami-affected areas of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam Province, Indonesia

SMCN/2006/013 - Increasing food security and farmer livelihoods through enhanced legume cultivation in the Central Dry Zone of Burma

SMCN/2006/031 - Analysis of nutritional constraints to cocoa production in Papua New Guinea

SMCN/2008/032 - Sustainable vegetable production in Central Province, Papua New Guinea