page_title: Indian Institute of Soil Science
section_title: Soil Biology
hierarchical_section_title: Indian Institute of Soil Science / Divisions / Soil Biology
caption_attribution_description: English: High temperature muffle furnace (1473K).
context_page_description: The Indian Institute of Soil Science is an autonomous institute for higher learning, established under the umbrella of Indian Council of Agricultural Research by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India for advanced research in the field of soil sciences.
context_section_description: The activity spectrum of the Soil Botany division is to conduct on maintaining soil biodiversity in agro-ecosystem. Special emphasis is laid on research activities on:
  Soil biochemical attributes and produce quality indices
  development of technologies of recycling of various C:N ratio wastes
  assessment of soil quality parameters and quality of organic pools
  soil C/C sequestration under different agro systems
  characterization of functional communities of soil organisms and microbial biodiversities
  Division maintains a laboratory with HPLC, GLC, laminar flow, BOD incubator, research microscope with camera and CCTV system, automatic media distributor, incubator shaker, muffle furnace, vacuum driver, water purification system, Gerhardt block digester and inoculation room.
caption: High temperature Muffle Furnace
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