ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Sciences

The Indian Institute of Soil Science (ICAR-IISS) was established in Bhopal with a mandate of “Enhancing Soil Productivity with Minimum Environmental Degradation”. It works in the areas of integrated nutrient management, impact on soil under long-term cropping, technology for preparation of enriched composts, soil test based nutrient prescriptions, generation of district-wise GIS-based soil fertility maps, organic farming practices, carbon sequestration in soils, sink capacity of soils for heavy metal pollutants, recycling of wastes, soil microbial diversity and biofertilizers, quality standards for municipal solid waste composts etc.