The textbook 'Principles of Soil and Water Analysis' will be beneficial to soil chemists, agricultural officers, specialists, research scholars from soil testing laboratories, and other laboratory technicians or assistants.
Dr. Narayan Panda obtained his B.Sc.(Ag) degree with Hons in the year 2001 from Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology (OUAT), Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He received his M.Sc.(Ag) in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry in the year 2003 and PhD in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry in the year 2006 from Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India. He is the recipient of the Binani Gold Medal and BHU Gold medal award for outstanding academic performance during his post graduate studies. He has been associated with five research projects as Co-PI and edited nine practical manuals on soil science courses for under graduate programme of the University. He has published 26 research papers in National and International Journals and 12 popular articles in different magazines. He has 13 years of experience in teaching, research and extension.
1. Analytical Chemistry – Basic Concepts, 2. Principles of Analytical Instruments, 3. Soil Analysis, 4. Basic Concepts of Water Quality, Suggested Reading ,Appendices