Contents: 1. ASSESSMENT OF SOIL PRODUCTIVITY FUNCTIONS 2. INSTRUMENTATION TECHNIQUES FOR AGRONOMICAL AND SOIL EXPERIMENTS 3. SEASONAL VARIATION IMPACT ON SOIL RESPONSES 4. SOIL TEMPERATURE ON SOIL PROPERTIES AND NUTRIENT UPTAKE 5. SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF SOILS IN DRYLAND ECOSYSTEM 6. CROPPING SYSTEMS IN AGRICULTURE AND THEIR IMPACT ON SOIL HEALTH 7. SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION OF SEAWEEDS IN AGRICULTURE 8. NUTRIENT STATUS IN SUBSOIL UNDER DEEP ROOTED CROPS