ICAR-IASRI Annual report 1972

Abstract

During the year under report, the Institute continued the research collaboration with the Agronomy and the Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Divisions of the Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi in statistical analysis, summarisation of data and reporting of results under the All India Co-ordinated Agronomic experiments Scheme of the I .C.A.R. and with the Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry Division of that Institute in the planning and designing of experiments under the Soil Test Crop Response Scheme. The Institute also continued the research collaboration with the Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi in the analysis of grass samples for their chemical composition in connection with the pilot survey for estimation of area of grazing land and its utilization. Shri S.R. Sreenath, Statistician of that Institute was one of the project associates. The scheme for estimating the cost of production of apples and studying their marketing practices in the Himalayan Region of Uttar Pradesh (vide Section 4.8) was undertaken by the Institute in active collaboration with the Directorate of Marketing and Inspection , Government of India, the Department of Agriculture, Uttar Pradesh and the Directorate of Fruit Utilization, Uttar Pradesh. The scheme was financed by the Planning Commission and was a part of the over-all scheme for development of hilly areas of Uttar Pradesh on a multi-level planning basis.