- Generation of data bases on salt affected soils and poor quality waters
- Environmental impacts of irrigation and agriculture in irrigation commands and at benchmark sites
- Micro-irrigation system for saline water use to high-value crops; to develop crop production functions with improved irrigation techniques
- Crop production with polluted (Agra Canal) and toxic water and bio-remediation strategies
- Water quality limits for new crops/ cropping pattern
- Development of new sources of fresh water for conjunctive use (Rainwater harvesting) and groundwater recharge
- Pollution of surface and ground water including modelling
- Management of abandoned aquaculture ponds
- Seawater intrusion and modelling
- Extension of Doruvu technology and test cheaper alternatives for skimming of fresh water floating on saline water
- Survey and characterization of toxic elements in coastal groundwater
- Comparative performance of various amendments for sodic soils of Gangetic Plains of Uttar Pradesh
- Study feasibility of land modifications for rainwater harvesting and multi-enterprise in sodic soils with deep groundwater level.
- Dry land reclamation technologies
- Land drainage of waterlogged saline lands for cost minimization
- Conservation agriculture/multi-enterprise agriculture/ multiple use of water
- Alternate land management including cultivation of unconventional petro-plants, medicinal, aromatic and plants of industrial application
- Screening of salt tolerant crop varieties developed by ICAR-CSSRI, other crop Institute and crop AICRPs
- Standardizing Integrated Farming System Models for Salt Affected Soils
- Transfer of technologies through ORP/ Field demonstrations
and Use of Saline Water in Agriculture
( AICRP - SAS & UAS )
