page_title: Central Soil Salinity Research Institute
section_title: All India Coordinated Project for Research (AICRP)
hierarchical_section_title: Central Soil Salinity Research Institute / All India Coordinated Project for Research (AICRP)
caption_attribution_description: English: Irrigation Canal in Doddaghatta Village near Channagiri.
context_page_description: The Central Soil Salinity Research Institute is an autonomous institute of 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. The Institute is located on Kachawa Road in Karnal, in the state of Haryana, 125 km from the Indian capital of New Delhi.
context_section_description: The Institute is the coordinating unit for the All India Coordinated Project for Research on Management of Salt Affected Soils and Use of Saline Water in Agriculture. The research is conducted at nine centres viz. Agra, Bapatla, Gangawati, Kanpur, Indore, Bikaner, Pali, Hisar and Tiruchirapalli.
  The project is mandated with the responsibility to:
  Conduct survey and characterize the salt affected soils and the quality of ground water in various irrigation commands.
  Develop guidelines and standardize procedures for the assessment of irrigation waters.
  Conduct studies on the effect of poor quality water on soil and crops.
  Prescribe practice norms for utilization of water with high salinity/ alkalinity and toxic ions.
  Prepare strategies for the reclamation of salt affected soils.
  Prescribe alternate methods of using salt affected soils by way of Agroforestry, bio-drainage and multi-enterprise cultivation such as medicinal and aromatic plants.
  Identify and develop crop cultivars and trees suitable for cultivation in salinity and alkalinity soil conditions.
caption: Irrigation canal near Channagiri, Davangere District, India
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