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BAIF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Mail address "Kamdhenu", Senapati
Bapat Road, Pune 411016
Telephone +91 (212) 342-621, 342-466 Fax
+91 (212) 349-806 Telex 0145-7283
Cable BAIFON
Nature Voluntary research organization
Mission To improve the quality of life of the rural
poor through regeneration of degraded land, water, livestock, and
vegetation resources; to help rural communities to generate
gainful self-employment and to involve women in development
programs
Financial support Government of India, state
governments, international donor agencies
Working languages English
Scope of interest Agronomy, energy, forestry,
horticulture, livestock, renewable energy sources, environment
Research program
Locations Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat,
Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
Subjects Cattle development, community health,
environmental protection, forestry, tribal rehabilitation
Status Ongoing
Internal Organization
Chief official Dr. N.G. Hegde, President
Divisions BAIF Institute for Rural Development
(BIRD), Rajasthan Research Institute for Development Management
(RRIDMA), Gujarat Research Institute for Socioeconomic
Rehabilitation, Vadodara (GRISERV), Maharashtra Institute for
Technology Transfer in Rural Areas (MITTRA)
Professional staff 1,100
Total staff 1,600
Facilities
Library 8,000 documents, 200 periodicals
Computer catalog Yes, using CDS/ISIS
Computer searches Available
Local databases Journal articles index,
NGO profiles, topic-specific databases of watershed development,
sericulture Formal networks I-NET
Subcenters Regional information unit at Baroda,
Gujarat
Exchange Facilities Interns/trainees
accepted. subject to scrutiny
Publications
Serials BAIF Journal (quarterly, US $ 10); MPTS
Newsletter (quarterly, local circulation only)
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1967; formerly known as the Bharatiya Agro
Industries Foundation
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
CENTRAL ARID ZONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CAZRI)
Mail address Light Industrial Area, Jodhpur
342003, Rajasthan
Telephone +91 (291) 405-84 (Offi.), 404-88 (Resi.) Telex
552218 CAZRI IN
Cable SHUSHKSHETRA
Nature National government
Mission Research, extension
Financial support ICAR
Working languages English
Scope of interest Agronomy, horticulture,
livestock, remote sensing, renewable natural resources, wildlife,
agrometeorology, dryland farming, wind power, solar energy, human
factors studies, agricultural economics, agricultural statistics
Research program
Locations Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Pali in
Rajasthan; Kacha Bhuj in Gujarat
Subjects (1) Arid zone afforestation, windbreak and
shelterbelt studies, including techniques for fixation of
drifting sand, (2) tree and grass plant introduction from
homoclimatic regions, (3) agronomy and grasslands management, (4)
rangeland grazing capacity, (5) arid zone horticulture, (6)
physical and socioeconomic surveys, (7) solar radiation for water
heaters, cookers, and dryers, (8) soil moisture and water
balance, (9) catchment and moisture conservation, (10) surface
and groundwater inventory, (11) dynamics of salt movement in
salineirrigated land, (12) water-bearing properties of rocks,
(13) ecological and botanical surveys, (14) animal ecology, (15)
dryland agriculture, (16) hydrogeology, (17) wind erosion, (18)
agroforestry, (19) soil-plant-water-energy relationships, (20)
animal production, (21) rodent ethology and control
Status ( 1 -7) completed, (8-20) ongoing, (21) in
planning stages
Findings Legumes outperformed millet when
intercropped with trees; soil polymers increase moisture
retention and growth/yield of Zizyphus mauritania; textile
effluents in river water used for irrigation cause drastic
reduction in soil microbial population with time; back-crossing
hybrids of ber seb x tikadi with female parent improves fruit
quality; promising selections of Lasiurus sindicus with high
forage yield and positive morphological traits have been
identified; tissue culture experiments produced plantlets of Jal
(Silvadora oleoldes) using embryos as ex-plant and of Jojoba
(Simmondsia chinensis) using nodal segments of 4-5 year old
female plants as ex-plant; fresh biomass yield from an
eight-year-old seed orchard of Khejri averaged 20 kg per plant;
seeds of Acacia senegal, Clemoe viscora and Neem were screened
for oil content, with seeds from 7 of the 18 Neem plants screened
containing 40-45% oil
Internal Organization
Chief official Dr. J. Venkateswarlu, Director
Divisions (1) Resource Survey and Monitoring. (2)
Resource Management, (3) Arable Cropping Systems, (4) Perennial
Cropping Systems, (5) Animal Sciences and Rodent Control, (6)
Energy Management Engineering and Product Processing, (7) Social
and Information Sciences, (8) Outreach Programme/Transfer of
Technology
Division heads (1) Sh. A.S. Kolarkar, (2) Dr. J.P.
Gupta, (3) Dr. A.N. Lahiri, (4) Dr. M.S. Yadav, (5) Dr. B.D.
Rana, (6) Dr. Jagdish P. Gupta, (7) Dr. L.P. Bharara, (8) Dr.
K.N.K. Chauhan
Professional staff 136
Total staff 825
Facilities
Office CAZRI operates from its headquarters at
Jodhpur, with a 284 ha Central Research Farm
Library Research Library at
headquarters with approximately 17,000 books, 232 current
periodicals, 1,800 reports and 1,700 reprints
Computer catalog In process, using
CDS/ISIS
Computer searches Available
Subcenters Four Regional Research Stations, at
Bikaner (192 ha), Jaisalmer (133 ha), Pali (455 ha) in Rajasthan
and Bhuj (59 ha) in Gujarat; four range management and soil
conservation areas at Chandan (95 ha), Beechawal (71 ha),
Bhopalgarh (51 ha), and Jadan (77 ha); two afforestation areas at
Kailiana (313 ha) and Beriganga (263 ha) near Jodhpur
Exchange Facilities Available, under the
protocol between India and Other countries
Publications
Serials Annals of Arid Zone (quarterly journal;
for subscriptions write to Editor, Annals of Arid Zone, CAZRI,
Jodhpur 342003, India)
Other Annual reports, research bulletins, research
papers, monographs
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1952 as Desert Afforestation Research
Station at Jodhpur, for undertaking a tree plantation program in
the Thar Desert; redesignated the Desert Afforestation and Soil
Conservation Station in 1957, and reconstituted under present
name in 1959
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR DRYLAND AGRICULTURE (CRIDA)
Mail address Santoshnagar, Saidabad PO,
Hyderabad 500659, Andhra Pradesh
Telephone +91 (40) 239-161 Telex 425-6252
DARP IN
Nature National government
Mission Research, extension
Financial support Government of India
Working languages English
Scope of interest Agronomy, agroforestry, dryland
horticulture, dryland agriculture, soil and water conservation,
watershed management
Research program
Locations Hayatnagar Research Farm, Gunegal
Research Farm
Subjects Agricultural implements, climate-soil-crop
relationships/agroclimatic analysis, crop husbandry, cropping
systems, fertilizer use, land improvement, socioeconomics, soil
and moisture conservation
Status Some completed, some ongoing
Findings The institute has identified the
appropriate crop growth duration in various agroclimatic regions
through detailed crop weather analysis; identified the most
efficient crops and varieties; developed productive pasture
management techniques for marginal lands with improved indigenous
and exotic plant materials to upgrade the ecosystem of the
degraded lands and to derive fodder and fuel; identified
technological and socioeconomic constraints for the full-scale
adoption of new technology at the farmer's level; developed small
farm pond technology to harvest excess water for crop irrigation;
developed contingent cropping patterns for meeting aberrant
weather situations; developed agroforestry and alternative land
use systems; standardized intercropping and sequence cropping
patterns to increase crop productivity; and developed simple
methods to establish efficient plant stands and improve
efficiency of fertilizer use
Internal Organization
Chief official Dr. J.C. Katyal, Director
Divisions (1) Division of Crop Science, (2)
Division of Resource Management, (3) Section of Design and
Analysis, (4) Section of Transfer of Technology, (5) Project
Coordinator (R), (6) Project Coordinator (STCR), (7) Project
Coordinator (Agro.Met.)
Division heads (1) Dr. J.V. Rao, Head; (2) Mr. B.V.
Ramana Rao, Head; (3) Dr. Y.V.R. Reddy, Head; (4) Dr. Mahipal,
Head; (5) Dr. S.K. Das, (6) Dr. K.C.K. Reddy, (7) Dr. Y.S. Rama
Krishna
Professional staff 46 (scientific), 91 (technical)
Total staff 280
Facilities
Office 7 laboratories (soil chemistry, soil
physics, crop physiology, agronomy, microbiology, plant
pathology, cartography), 2 seminar-cum-conference halls,
auditorium, museum, computer center, library
Library 103 Indian & foreign current
periodicals, 4,200 books, 2,057 back volumes, 1,600 miscellaneous
Publications
Computer catalog Yes, using
in-house software developed at CRIDA
Local databases Back volumes catalog
(BVC)
Subcenters Hayatnagar Experimental Station, Gunegal
Experimental Station
Exchange Facilities Limited
Publications
Serials CRIDA Newsletter (free), Indian Journal
of Dryland Agricultural Research and Development (US $100 per
annum), Rainfed Agriculture Research Newsletter (free, limited
availability)
Other Project bulletins (9), research bulletins
(6), extension bulletins (4), technical bulletin (1), books (7)
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1985; previously called All India
Coordinated Research Project on Dryland Agriculture
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
CENTRAL SOIL SALINITY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Mail address Kachhwa Road, Zarifa Farm, Karnal
132001, Haryana
Telephone +91 (184)232-19, 232-18 Fax
+91 (184) 204-80
Telex 0396-218-SSRI-IN Cable SALINITY
Nature National government
Mission Research
Financial support ICAR
Working languages English
Scope of interest Salt-affected soils, agronomy,
plant breeding, plant physiology, reclamation, irrigation and
water management, forestry, economic survey, extension
Research program
Locations Karnal, Haryana; Canning Town, West
Bengal; Anand, Gujarat
Subjects See Scope of interests
Status Ongoing
Findings A large acreage of salt-affected soils has
been reclaimed and put under cultivation, based on research Findings
regarding chemical amendments and development of salt-resistant
crop varieties and water management practices
Internal Organization
Chief official Dr. B.K. Khosla, Director
(Officiating)
Divisions (1) Soil and Crop Management, (2) Crop
Improvement, (3) Drainage and Water Management, (4) Technology
Evaluation and Transfer
Division heads (1) Dr. B.K. Khosla, (2) Dr. B.
Mishra, (3) Dr. S.K. Gupta, (4) Dr. R. Parshad
Professional staff 75 scientists
Total staff 414
Facilities
Office 9 laboratories and various offices in
Karnal; 1 Office and various laboratories in
Canning Town; 1 Office and various laboratories in
Anand
Library 13,000 books, 6,421 bound volumes, 171
periodical titles
Computer catalog In process, using
CDS/ISIS
Local databases Publications of the
scientists of the Institute
Subcenters Canning Town: to carry out research on
coastal saline soil; Anand: to carry out research on black soil
Exchange Facilities Limited
Publications
Serials Salinity Newsletter, annual report
Other Technical bulletins, extension bulletins and
various proceedings of symposia
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1969
INDIAN SOCIETY OF DESERT TECHNOLOGY
Mail address A-42 Shastri Nagar, Jodhpur 342003
Nature National, academic
Mission Research
Financial support Member subscriptions
Working languages English
Scope of interest Arid lands, environment, ecology,
life sciences, energy
Internal Organization
Chief official President, General Secretary
Publications
Serials Transactions of the Indian Society of
Desert Technology (annual)
History
Established in 1976
Jai Narain Vyas University of Jodhpur
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
Mail address Social Science Wing, New Campus,
Jodhpur 342001, Rajasthan
Telephone +91 (291 ) 417-45, 312-41
Nature Academic
Mission Research, extension, instruction
Financial support University Grant ComMission
of India
Working languages English, Hindi
Scope of interest Desertification, remote sensing
applications to land use, environmental management and
amelioration through indigenous techniques
Research program
Locations Indian Desert
Subjects Human geography and geomedical analysis
Status Environmental perception/settlement
complete, geomedical analysis ongoing
Findings Amelioration of the entire desert
environment by tribal folk participation and pasture/animal
rearing development
Internal Organization
Chief official Professor Dr. Anil K. Tewari,
Head of Department and Dean, Faculty of Arts, Education and
Social Sciences
Divisions Physical Geography, Human Geography,
Cultural Geography
Professional staff 12
Total staff 20
Facilities
Office Separate block, 800 mē; laboratories
for cartographic, remote sensing, thematic mapping, map rooms
Library Departmental Library with 200
books and more than 100 PhD dissertations
Local databases Collection of rural
data on land use and society in the Thar Desert
Exchange Facilities Available for visiting
professors and scholars
Publications
Serials The Indian Journal of Geography (annual
since 1966; $5 per year for current volume, back volumes prorate)
Other Dissertations, theses and project reports
available on payment
Publications list Available
History
University established in 1962 as University of Jodhpur
Jai Narain Vyas University of Jodhpur, Department of Botany
PLANT ECOLOGY LABORATORY
Mail address PO Box 14, Jodhpur 342001,
Rajasthan
Telephone +91 (291) 407-99 (off.), 317-26 (resi.)
Nature Government, academic
Mission Research, instruction
Financial support UGC, state government
Working languages English
Scope of interest Desertification, agronomy, plant
ecology, remote sensing
Research program
Subjects (1) Ecology and exploitation of saline
ecosystems, (2) dune topography and vegetation, (3) weed
management, (4) biology of mulberries in arid zones
Status Some completed, some ongoing
Findings (1) Salt affected areas are dominated by
characteristic halophytic species and pseudohalophytes, and
saline areas of Indian desert can be exploited for increased
productivity by cultivating Atriplex spp. and Other salt-tolerant
fodder crops; (2) Indian desert dunes are mostly coalesced
parabolic type, either mobile or partially stabilized, I-15 m
high; soil is alkaline; Cymbopogon jawarncusa and Lasiurus
sindicus are useful grasses where rainfall is only 150 mm/yr; (3)
Weeds absorb faster and larger amounts of nutrients than
associated crops, but 2,4-D herbicides inhibit weed growth,
propagule production and viability; this herbicide-caused
reduction can be used as a tool to predict weed infestations
Internal Organization
Chief official Professor Dr. David N. Sen
Professional staff 28
Total staff 57
Facilities
Library Access to the Departmental Library
and to the University Central Library
Exchange Facilities Possible after
negotiation
Publications
Serials Geobios, Geobios New Reports, Indian
Review of Life Sciences
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1962
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
Mail address PO Box 91775-1 163, Mashhad
Fax +98 (51 ) 815-845
Sponsoring agency Ministry of Culture and Higher
Education
Nature Academic
Mission Instruction, research
Scope of interest Agronomy, irrigation, renewable
natural resources, desertification, horticulture, livestock
Research program
Subjects Dryland farming, plant density,
fertilizer types and dosages, weed control, and Other related
Research programs
Internal Organization
Chief official Dean of College
Divisions Departments of Agronomy, Food Science
& Technology, Animal Science, Irrigation, Horticulture, Soil
Science, Agricultural Economy, Plant Diseases and Protection
Professional staff 80
Total staff 310 employees, 1,100 students
Facilities
Office Computer room with more than 20 PCs and
University Computer Network System
Library College of Agriculture Library with
20,000 books and 100 journals
Exchange Facilities Available
Publications
Serials Agricultural Science & Technology
Journal (Farsi with English abstracts)
Other Translations of related articles and books
History
Established in 1973