Indian Society of Soil Science (ISSS)
The Indian Society of Soil Science (ISSS) came into existence on December 22, 1934 in Calcutta under Act XXI of 1860 (Registration No. 8164/252 of 1934-35) with 28 members. It was formally inaugurated on January 3, 1935 at the Presidency College, Calcutta. Sir Bryce C. Burt, the then Agricultural Commissioner in the Imperial (now Indian) Council of Agricultural Research, was the first President of the Society and Prof. J.N. Mukherjee its first secretary.
The Society organized seminars symposia, conferences, meeting etc. enable members of ISSS and others to interact and disseminate knowledge on soil and land. Journal of Indian Society of Soil Science is the periodical brought out quarterly. Since 1953 and it covers all aspects of soil study.
The Society organized seminars symposia, conferences, meeting etc. enable members of ISSS and others to interact and disseminate knowledge on soil and land. Journal of Indian Society of Soil Science is the periodical brought out quarterly. Since 1953 and it covers all aspects of soil study.
