JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN SOCIETY OF COASTALA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH VOLUME 27 2009 NUMBER 1 CONTENTS Effect of Integrated Application of Nutrients on Soil Microbiological Properties and Yield of Crops on Coastal Saline Soil of West Bengal SUDIPTA TRIPATHI, B.K. BANDYOPADHYAY, ASHIS CHAKRABORTY and KALYAN CHAKRABARTI Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Soil Fertility and Yield of Rainfed Rice in Coastal Region of Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu V. DHANUSHKODI, M. KANNATHASAN and A. ARULMOZHISELVAN Land Shaping Techniques to Alleviate Salinity and Waterlogging Problems of Mono-Cropped Coastal Land for Multi-Crop Cultivation B.K. BANDYOPADHYAY, D. BURMAN, S.K. SARANGI, SUBHASIS MANDAL and A.R. BAL Nitrate in Groundwater in intensive Agricultural Areas of West Godavari: A case Study G.V. LAKSHMI and A.K. BISWAS Performance of Sesame (Sesamum indicum) and Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) Intercropping System under Different Levels of Sulphur in Lateritic Soils of Kondan M.M. MAHALE, V.B. NEVASE and P.G. CHAVAN Water Management for Dry Season Rice in Salt-affected Coastal Soils K.R. MAHATA, D.P. SINGH, SANJOY SAHA and A.M. ISMAIL Quality of Irrigation Water and Their Effect on Soil Properties in Coastal Region of Ramanathapuram District in Tamil Nadu V. DHANUSHKODI and M. KANNATHASAN Economic Appraisal of Fresh Water Skimming Techniques in Coastal Aquifers of Andhra Pradesh – A case Study M. RADHU BABU, Y. RADHA KRISHNA and V. SANKARA RAO A Mechanized Tool for Mango and Coconut Harvest P.K. KOLHE, K.G. DHANADE, P.U. SHAHARE and V.T. BADHE Development and Evaluation of Salt Tolerant Rice Genotypes for Coastal Saline Areas of Eastern India P. SEN, K.R. MAHATA and D.P. SINGH Variability and Varietal Performance of Sugarcane Genotypes under High Rainfall Condition of Coastal Region of Maharashtra V.G. MORE, V.V. DALVI, A.J. MAYEKAR and J.S. KARJIVKAR Assessment of Genotypes for Yield, Yield Contributing Characters and Nutritive Traits in Sweet Potato in Coastal Region of Maharashtra P.C. HALDAVNEKAR, G.D. JOSHI, S.G. BHAVE, H.R. NADKARNI, P.C. MALI and S.S. SAWANT Bio-secure Zero Water Exchange System Technology of Shrimp Farming for Better Monitoring of the Coastal Ecosystem A. PANIGRAHI, J.K. SUNDARAY, T.K. GHOSHAL, D.DE and P. RAVICHANDRAN Ecology of Zooplankton in Matla Estuary, West Bengal LAKSHMI GANESAN and R.A. KHAN Tsunami Tolerant Trees May Serve as Bioshield for Andaman and Nicobar Islands A. VENKATESH, S. SENTHIL KUMAR and C.B. PANDEY Managing Saline Groundwater of Coastal Area through Community Participation Approach SHITAL LODHIA Influence of Integration of Bioinoculation with Chemical Fertilizers on Potato Crop Grown on Coastal Alluvial Soil of Mangrol Taluka in Gujarat S.K. PATTANAYAK, S. MOHANTY, G.P. MOHANTY and D.L.N. RAO Length-weight Relationship, Condition Factor and Food & Feeding of Harpodon nehereus (Ham) in Damanganga Estuary of Daman. V. KOLEKAR JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN SOCIETY OF COASTALA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH VOLUME 27 2009 NUMBER 2 CONTENTS Soil fertility Classification (FCC) as a Tool for Sustainable Management of Soils of Island Ecosystem T.P. SWARNAM, A. VELMURUGAL, N. RAVISANKAR, R. RAJA, S. GHOSHAL CHAUDHURI and B.L. MEENA Improved Agro-techniques for Higher Productivity of Rabi Castor Grown on Kyari land of South Gujarat N.D. DESAI, V.R. NAIK, N.G. SAVANI and R.G. PATIL Effect of Land Configuration and Soil Conditioners on the Productivity of Rabi Crops Grown after Paddy in Coastal Areas of South Gujarat N.D. DESAI, V.L. DESHMUKH, A.M. PATEL and R.G. PATIL Assessment of Lablab Bean hybrids for Biomass Partitioning under Coastal Zone of Maharashtra S.S. SAWANT, S.G. BHABVE, V.W. BENDALE and S.V. SAVARDEKAR The Elite Rices for the Coastal Deep Water in India A.B. MANDAL Association amongst Yield and Nutritional Traits in Foxtail Millet (Setaria italica(L.) Beauv.) S.K. SHELAR, S.G. BHAVE, V.W. BHAVE and S. SAWANT Estimation of Genetic Parameters for Different Production Traits in Nicobari Fowl M.K. PADHI and R.B. RAI Character Association and Path Analysis in Rabi Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) in Coastal Region of Maharashtra R.V. NIKAM and B.L. THAWARE Nature and Magnitude of Genetic Parameters for Yield and Nutritional Traits in Foxtail Millet S.G. BHAVE, S.K. SHELAR, S.S. SAWANT and V.W. BENDALE Assessment of Genotypes for Yield and Nutritional Traits in Ragi under Coastal Dry Land Ecosystem S.G. BHAVE, Y.T. WAGHAYE, S.S. SAWANT and V.W. BENDALE Variability and Character Association for Quality Traits in Slender Grain Rice (Oryza sativa L.) B.P. MAKWANA, G.C. JADEJA, C.G. PATEL, R.M. PATEL and R.A. GAMI Review and Assessment of Brackish-water fisheries and Aquaculture in India Sundarbans AMITABHA GHOSH, A.K. CHATTOPADHYAY and K.R. NASKAR Probiotics for Sustainable Aquaculture: Investigation in to the Molecular Immunomodulation Induced by Probiotic Bacteria through Real-time PCR AKSHAYA PANIGRAHI, KIRON VISWANATH, GORO YOSHIZAKI and SHUICHI SATOH Prospect and Scope of Extensive Shrimp Farming in Tsunami Submerged Areas S. DAM ROY and GRINSON GEORGE Mangroves of Mandove-Zuari Estuarine Complex, Goa and their Associated Fish Fauna VIJAY KOLEKAR and SUBRATA DAS Diversity, Abundance, Association and Spatial Distribution of Aquatic Macrophytes in Floodplain Wetlands of Coastal West Bengal, India R.N. MANDAL, K.K. SHARMA, D. MAZUMDAR and K. R. NASKAR Farmer’s Adoption rationale for Salinity Management Practices in Coastal Area of Western Gujarat K.A. KHUNT, R.L. SHIYANI, N.B. JADAV and M.B. VIRADIYA Short Communication Water Quality of Tube-wells used for Irrigation during Rabi and Summer Seasons in the Coastal Areas of Sundarbans, West Bengal D. BURMAN, S.K. SARANGI, SUBHASIS MANDAL and B.K. BANDYOPADHYAY Assessment of Genetic Variability and Character Association in Slender Grain Rice (Oryza sativa L.) B.P. MAKWANA, G.C. JADEJA, C.G. PATEL, R.M. PATEL and R.A. GAMI Performance of Marigold and Okra as Intercrop in Kharif Finger Millet under High Rainfall Conditions of Konkan R.M. PANDE, M.V. ZAGADE, S.A. CHAVAN, S.B. BHAGAT and P.G. CHAVAN Effect of Different Irrigation Levels through Drip Irrigation System Coupled with Various Mulches on Growth and Yield of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) M.S. MANE, S.K. JAGTAP, U.S. KADAM and B.L. AYARE