Status of macro nutrients in soils from Lohara tahsil of Osmanabad district (Maharashtra)


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Authors

  • A. S. CHEKE
  • V. G. TAKANKHAR
  • O. Y. HIREY
  • V. D. PATIL

Keywords:

Available N, P, K, S, exchangeable Ca , Mg in vertisols, inceptisols, entisols

Abstract

The present investigation was undertaken during 2011 to study the status of available macro nutrients in soils of Lohara tahsil during the year 2011-2012. For this purpose, 180 representative soil samples were collected from 30 different villages of Lohara tahsil. Out of the total surveyed soil samples 37, 40 and 23 per cent soil samples were grouped under the order Vertisol ,Inceptisol and Entisol, respectively and order wise analysis was carried out. These soil samples were analyzed for available N, P and K. According to nutrient index value the soils of Lohara tahsil were low in available N, P, and S while high with respect to available K and exchangeable Ca++, Mg++, of these soils.

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Submitted

2022-01-27

Published

2022-01-27

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2015)

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On publication in JSWC, the copyrights on the full contents of the paper will be of Soil Conservation Society of India, New Delhi.

How to Cite

CHEKE, A. S., TAKANKHAR, V. G., HIREY, O. Y., & PATIL, V. D. (2022). Status of macro nutrients in soils from Lohara tahsil of Osmanabad district (Maharashtra). Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, 14(1). https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/JSWC/article/view/120623