Hakla, C.R. and Savalia, S.G. and Bhadu, V. and Tripura, P. (2017) Soil-site suitability evaluation for pearl millet in the soils of North-West Gir Madhuvanti toposequence of south Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Environment and Ecology, 35 (3D). pp. 2530-2536.
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Abstract
Six representative pedons were evaluated for their soil site suitability of pearl millet [Pennisetum glaucum (L.)] in the soils of different land slopes of North-West Gir Madhuvanti toposequence of south Saurashtra region of Gujarat. The soils of lower piedmont belong to Vertic Haplusterts (P3) were highly suitable (S1) for pearl millet. The soils of upper piedmont belong to Lithic Ustorthents (P2), plain area belong to Typic Haplusterts (P4) and depression area belong to Sodic Haplusterts (P5) were moderately suitable (S2) for pearl millet, whereas the soils of upper coast belong to Fluventic Calciustepts (P6) were marginally suitable (S3) and hill slopes belong to Lithic Ustorthents (P2) were currently not suitable (N1) for pearl millet. Topography, drainage, shallow soil depth, high CaCO3, soil salinity and poor soil fertility (low O. C.) are the major limitations in majority of soils of North-West Gir Madhuvanti toposequence of south Saurashtra.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Calcium carbonate, drainage, millets, pearl millet, soil depth, soil fertility, soil salinity, topography, toposequences |
| Author Affiliation: | Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh 362 001, India. |
| Subjects: | Soil Science and Microbiology > Soil Sciences |
| Divisions: | Millet |
| Depositing User: | Mr T L Gautham |
| Date Deposited: | 31 May 2018 10:55 |
| Last Modified: | 31 May 2018 10:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/15479 |
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