Salinity Expert: Mobile Enabled Decision Support System for Sodic Agroecosystems

Abstract

Login ID ( A a d h a r / Mobile) enabled G P S - b a s e d digitization of Soil Health Cards (SHCs) i n c l u d i n g farmers’ basic information, soil fertility and water quality status and analysis. • Methodology to be adopted while taking soil and irrigation water samples for laboratory analysis. • Package of practices for rice, wheat and mustard crops grown under salty environments right from sowing to harvesting. • Estimated gypsum requirement considering inherent soil sodicity (pH) and residual alkalinity in irrigation water (RSC) and their concomitant effects on crop yields (yield predictions). • User friendly query handler to raise queries either as text messages or in graphic/recorded form. The queries then will be attended by the administrator via message sorting, short message service, email etc. • Updated agro-advisories and information pertaining to training programmes and other important events. • Digitization of soil fertility status and water quality maps of study domain under ‘Farmer FIRST’ project.