ICAR-CSSRI Annual Report (English) 2018-19

The Annual Report for the period 2018-19 brings out the major achievements in the areas of technology development, transfer and farmers' empowerment. Some major research breakthroughs during the period under report were : Identication of promising salt tolerant rice line, CSR 59, Development of GypKIT: A Field Testing Kit for the Rapid Assessment of Sodic Soil, Identication of Marine Gypsum : A potential alternative to Mineral Gypsum for Reclaiming Sodic Soils, Resource conservation techniques for sustainable rice-wheat cultivation, Integrated nutrient management for maximizing the yield and factor productivity in desi cotton-based cropping systems in saline Vertisols, and the promotion of land shaping techniques as farming business models in coastal saline areas.ICA