| Session 1 |
Introduction, Scope and Method of the course.
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Land and its degradation, Causes and effects. |
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Practical - Method of collection of soil, its storage
and testing |
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Planting of grass and other plants in soil. |
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| Session 2 |
Restoration effort - Objectives, Practices, Government
initiatives, NGO activity |
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Practical - Soil testing, Determination of corrective
nutrient addition. |
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| Session 3 |
Magnitude of the problem - National and site specific
level,
Specificity of action. |
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Levels of experimentation. |
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Practical - Sowing of seed in pots, split-pot and
Layered por techniques |
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| Session 4 |
Role of bio-climate, Bio-climatic zones of India |
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Soil quality, Topography, Biota of the region. |
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Practical - Continue as in (3) above |
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| Session 5 |
Preparation of experimental plots in field. |
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Choice of nutrient combinations, watering technique,
Improvement of soil by rotational crops. |
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Choice of plant species. Method of bio-fertilizer
application |
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Practical - Harvesting of (1) above. Measurement of
aboveground and underground biomass, Drawing of root
system. |
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| Session 6 |
Field visit - (whole day), observe and characterize
a degraded area And prepare tentative plan for its up-gradation.
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| Session 7 |
Harvesting of (3) above. Measurement of biomass at
aboveground and underground levels, Drawing of root
systems. |
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Making a choice of treatment of soil for plantation. |
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| Session 8 |
Presentation of results, Raising of queries, discussion. |
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Determination of end use of land after up-gradation |
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Assessment of inputs for restoration, costing in terms
of manpower, Financial requirements, time scheduling,
etc. |
