Dr. A.R. Chinchmalatpure - CSSRI Karnal

Dr. Anil R. Chinchmalatpure
Principal Scientist (Pedology)
Central Soil Salinity Research Institute
Karnal – 132 001 (Haryana) INDIA
e-mail: anil@cssri.ernet.in
rcanil@rediffmail.com
Mobile No. 08901060753
Current Research Area
• Diagnostic study on canal irrigation effect on soil properties of saline Vertisols of
Bara tract of Gujarat
• Mapping of salt affected soils using remote sensing and GIS, land evaluation and land
use planning
• Use of poor quality waters on soil properties and crop growth.
Qualification:
M.Sc. (Agril. Chemistry and Soil Science with specialization in Land Resource Management)
Ph.D. (Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry)
Major Research Accomplishments:
• Resource characterization of soils and ground water and other biophysical parameters
of the Sardar Sarovar canal command area and different watersheds in Gujarat.
• Land use planning for Sardar Sarovar Canal command on the basis of Soil-site
suitability classification (Land Evaluation), and rainfall pattern analysis
• Prognostic study on the impact of Sardar Sarovar Canal irrigation on ground water
depth and quality, upward flux of subsoil salt was carried out.
• Developed guidelines to group sodic Vertisols under different salinities and textural
composition.
• Developed guidelines to use underground saline water in conjunction with surface
water for different crops like wheat, mustard, dill, safflower etc. The critical/sensitive
stages for saline water irrigation for these crops were identified.
• Developed guidelines for use of treated industrial effluent from fertilizer industry for
agricultural use.
• Developed package of practices for growing highly salt tolerant and Industrial
important species Salvadora persica- on highly salt affected soils and also developed a
bankable model by NABARD based on our technology by providing financial assistance.
• By using geo-statistics and cartographic technique Spatial variability analysis and
mapping was done for different properties (Boron, soil salinity, groundwater quality, pH,
CaCO 3 and organic matter content) of soils of Sardar Sarovar canal command area of
Gujarat.
• Different species of fodder grass were evaluated for its salt tolerance using poor
quality irrigation waters
• Soil resource inventory and mapping of the CSSRI, RRS Experimental farm, Samni
was carried out by doing detailed soil survey of the farm.
Awards:
• Shri Shivaji Agriculture College, Amravati Silver Jubilee Commemoration Silver
Medal for securing the highest CGPA during the degree course at the 16 th Convocation
of Punjabrao Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola on 28 th January 1994.
• Junior Research fellowship under the ICAR-UNDP collaborative project on Land

Resource Management during M. Sc. (Agri) course.
• Senior Research fellowship during Ph. D. Program at Indian Agricultural Research
Institute, New Delhi
Training conducted:
• ICAR sponsored Summer School on Advances in Diagnostics, Remediation and Use
of Poor Quality Waters in Crop Production during June 06 to July 16, 2011 as
Coordinator.
• Training on “Coastal Salinity Management” for the Officials from the Gujarat State
Land Development Corporation, Rajkot Gujarat during August 20-21, 2009.
• Training on “lavaNaIya kalaI maaTI evaM jala ka p`baM\Qana” for the farmers
of the Bara tract of Bharuch district Gujarat on 30-03-2009.
• Training on “Salinity Management in Agriculture” for the Officials from the Gujarat
State Land Development Corporation, Narmada and Bharuch district Gujarat during
February 26-27, 2009.
• Training on “Agricultural Salinity Management” for the partners of the Coastal
Salinity Prevention Cell, Ahmedabad during January, 16-17 2009.
• Training on “KotI maoM lavaNata kI samasyaa AaOr ]saka samaaQaana” for
the farmers/khedut mandali under Sardar Sarovar Nigam Limited on December 16, 2008.
• Training on “Salinity Management in Agriculture” for the Officials from the Gujarat
State Land Development Corporation, Bharuch Gujarat during October 14-15, 2008.
Training attended:
• GIS training program on Introduction to ArcGIS 9” organized by ESRI, India at CSSRI,
RRS, Bharuch from 6-7 January 2008
• “IT based decision support systems: Multimedia Development” Under NAIP organized
by National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad from 15-24
Sept, 2008
• “Negotiation Strategies in Work Environment for Scientists (middle level)” organized by
Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, and sponsored by Department of
Science and Technology, New Delhi, from May 21 to June 01, 2007.
• National level training course on “Land Drainage for Reclamation of Waterlogged Saline
Lands” organized by Central Soil salinity research Institute Karnal and sponsored by
Command Area Development and water Management, Ministry of Water Resources,
New Delhi from 19/02/2007 to 25/02/2007.
• “Advanced Techno-Management Programme for Scientists (Middle level) organized by
Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, and sponsored by Department of
Science and Technology, New Delhi, from May 22 to June 30, 2006.
• "Recent Advances in Computational Statistics in Agricultural Sciences" organized by
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia and sponsored by Indian
Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, from December 22 nd , 2003 to January 20 th ,
2004.
• "Soil Survey Methodology for Watershed Planning" organized by National Bureau of
Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur and sponsored by Indian Council of
Agricultural Research, New Delhi, from September 3 to October 2, 2001.
• “Remote Sensing and GIS application for Management of Salt Affected and
Waterlogged Soils” conducted by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (National Remote
Sensing Agency) Department of Space, Govt. of India and sponsored by INDO-DUTCH

Network Project (IDNP), CSSRI, Karnal from 29/11/1999 to 17/12/1999.
• “Management and Reclamation of Waterlogged Saline and Alkaline Lands in Irrigation
Commands” organised by Water and Land Management Institute, Anand and sponsored
by Command Area Development Programme (CADP) of Ministry of Water Resources,
Govt. of India, from 18/12/1998 to 24/12/1998.
Patents, Technology, Methodology, Genetic Stock, Variety, etc.
• Resource characterisation and database on salt affected soils of Bara tract under Sardar
Sarovar Canal Command of Gujarat and different watershed in Gujarat
• Package of practices for cultivation of highly salt tolerant industrial important halophyte-
Salvadora persica.
• Package of practices for cultivation of moderately salt tolerant seed spice crop-dill
(Anethum graveolens) on salt affected black soils.
• Suitable model comprising of fruit crops, vegetables, spices and multipurpose trees was
developed for the saline black soils of the Bara tract area of Gujarat where farmers are
resource poor and scarcity of good quality waters.
Publications:
• Anil R. Chinchmalatpure, D. Gowrisankar, O. Challa and J. Sehgal (1998) Soil-Site
Suitability of Micro-watershed of Wunna Catchment near Nagpur. Journal of the Indian
Society of Soil Science, 46(4) 657-661.
• Anil R. Chinchmalatpure, O. Challa and J. Sehgal (1999) Moisture stress during the
growing period of Sorghum in a Micro-watershed. Journal of the Indian Society of Soil
Science, 47(3) 405-410.
• Anil R. Chinchmalatpure and J. Sehgal (2000) Clay Mineralogy of Soils developed from
Basalt and Sandstone in different Landforms. Clay Research 19 (1): 1-7.
• Anil R. Chinchmalatpure, A. K. Nayak and G. Gururaja Rao (2001). Suitability
Assessment for Some Crops on Salt Affected Soils of Gujarat. Indian Journal of Soil
Conservation 29 (2): 138-142.
• Anil R. Chinchmalatpure, A. K. Nayak and G. Gururaja Rao (2005) Spatial variability and
mapping of extractable boron in soils of Bara tract under Sardar Sarovar Canal Command
area of Gujarat. Journal of the Indian Society of Soil Science 53 (3) 330-336.
• Anil R. Chinchmalatpure, A. K. Nayak and G. Gururaja Rao (2005) Soil survey
interpretation of salt affected black soils of Jambusar taluka of Bharuch district of Gujarat
State for suggested land use planning. Agropedology 15 (1) 22-28.
• Anil R., Chinchmalatpure, A. K. Nayak, G. Gururaja Rao, M. K. Khandelwal, H. Y.
Munshi and N. K. Tyagi, 2006. Spatial variability analysis of some soil properties of the
irrigation block of Sardar Sarovar canal command of Gujarat. Agropedology. 16(2) 63-70.
• Anil R. Chinchmalatpure, M. K. Khandelwal and G. Gururaja Rao (2008) Characterization
and classification of salt affected soils at Samni farm, Bharuch district Gujarat.
Agropedology 18(2), 71-75.
• K. Nayak, Anil R. Chinchmalatpure, S.K. Jha, G. Gururaja Rao, M. K. Khandelwal (2009)
An assessment of fluoride in the coastal aquifer of the Bara tract in Bharuch district,
Gujarat (India). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 158(1-4):315-317.
• G. Gururaja Rao, A. K. Nayak, Anil R. Chinchmalatpure, Abhaynath and V. Ravindra
Babu (2004) Growth and yield of Salvadora persica, a facultative halophyte grown on
saline black soil (Vertic Haplustept). Arid Land Research and Management 18 51-61.