Geo-spatial characterization of soil chemical properties of some potato growing pockets in dry temperate region of North-West Himalayas
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Geo-spatial characterization, north-western Himalayas, soil chemical properties, temperate regionAbstract
The present study seeks to understand the spatial variability in soil fertility status through mapping in Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh for which triplicate soil samples were collected from nine sampling sites from different farmers’ fields ranging between 2550-3146 m above mean sea level and were analyzed for soil pH, organic carbon, electrical conductivity, calcium carbonate, available nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and sulphur and exchangeable Ca and Mg. The geo-spatial maps were prepared for each variable. The results revealed that soils in different sampling sites were near neutral in reaction, contained higher OC content, moderate EC and CaCO3, low to medium in available nitrogen, medium in available phosphorus and sulphur, and high in available potassium along with optimum exchangeable Ca and Mg. This analytic work would help to devise accurate soil management practices and an absolute soil sampling system for effective sustainable agricultural production in Lahaul valley of Himachal Pradesh.
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