Assessment of selected macronutrient’s form irrigated and non-irrigated soils of ardhapur region, Maharashtra, India
Anuradha S. Bodhankar and Yogesh P. Lolage
School of Earth Sciences, S.R.T.M. University, Nanded-431606 India Email: anuradhabodhankar9@gmail.com, lolage.yogesh@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
Agricultural soil mechanisms are reliant on the quality and production capacity of crop. Soil nutrient plays a very crucial role to improve soil quality as well as yield. Every element has its own characteristics and these are elaborate in different metabolic crop processes. Some significant soil parameters like pH, Electric Conductivity, Organic Carbon, Phosphorus and Potassium are aptly used to denote the soil quality. Requirement of these elements in soil defines its health and yield capacity. The major focus of proposed work is the estimation of the agricultural soil quality from the 30 selected villages based on its cropping practice in Ardhapur tehsil Nanded district using standard methods. The results revealed the range of pH is in suitable range, EC, and N levels are elevated is high, whereas, P and K levels in soils are low as compared with BIS Standard. It will have varied effects on soil quality and crop yield capacity