Soil analysis

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Soil Sampling In our study area, a total number of 126 soil samples were collected by means of a screw type auger of which 54 samples were from Terai and 72 samples were from Dooars region. Each sample was gathered by mixing five presamples collected from the corners of an imaginary square of ten metres side and from its […]

Soil Nutritional Status of Tea Plantations in Plains of Sub Himalayan West Bengal, India

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Mainak Mukherjee1, Sourav Chakraborty2, Sahadeb Sarkar2, Sumedha Saha2, Soumya Majumder2, Arindam Ghosh2 and Malay Bhattacharya2* Tea is the most consumed beverages after water. In Terai and Dooars region of sub Himalayan West Bengal, India, tea plantations are around 150 years. Exploitation of tea garden soil over centuries has led to decline in soil fertility and crop productivity after all initiatives […]

Forum Initiation

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In 1975, Dr Jim O’Grady, in conjunction with the Irish Grassland and Animal Production Association (IGAPA) initiated a one-day annual meeting for those involved in animal and grassland research in Ireland to present their research. The initial meetings were held in Teagasc Headquarters and later in UCD, (Lyons and Belfield). Later the annual meetings of […]

Actuality

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ARF 2004 Proceedings now available Our Annual Meeting took place in Tullamore on the 1st and 2nd of March 2004. The Proceedings of the 2004 Meeting in Tullamore are now available to download from the Publications section. Website Launch The website of the Agricultural Research Forum was launched in January 2003. ARF 2003 Proceedings now available Our […]