Suitability evaluation for pigeon pea in southern transition zone of Karnataka Plateau, India

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Ramamurthy ◽  
D. Mamatha ◽  
K.V. Niranjan ◽  
R. Vasundhara ◽  
K. Ranjitha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Soil Depth ◽  
Pigeon Pea ◽  
Soil Survey ◽  
Rooting Depth ◽  
Soil Series ◽  
Suitability Evaluation ◽  
Crop Suitability ◽  
Soil Site ◽  
Mapping Units

Soil - crop suitability studies provide information on choice of crops to be grown on best suited soil unit for maximizing crop production per unit of land, labour and inputs. Soil-site suitability evaluation for identifying potential areas of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) was conducted at 1:8000 scale in Basavanagiri of Mysore district, Karnataka. Detailed soil survey of study area was carried out using cadastral map and four soil series mapped with 23 soil-mapping units. The results showed that 22 per cent of total area covering four mapping units of Bg 3 soil series is highly suitable for growing pigeon pea. Whereas, sixteen units covering 122 ha is moderately suitable and two mapping units of Bg1soil series are found not suitable for pigeon pea cultivation. Soil depth, topography, effective rooting depth and gravelliness found to be major limitations for pigeon pea production in the study area.

scholarly journals Application of geo-spatial technologies in soil suitability assessment for village level crop planning in Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan

2021 ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
RAMESHWAR SINGH
Keyword(s):  
Soil Depth ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Soil Survey ◽  
Soil Series ◽  
Visual Interpretation ◽  
Suitability Assessment ◽  
Irs P6 ◽  
Soil Site ◽  
Mustard Crop ◽  
Irs P6 Liss Iv

The agro-eco-sub region (AESR) 4.2 encompasses Aravalli foot hills, central Rajasthan plains and adjoining areas. Visual interpretation of geo-coded satellite data (IRS-P6, LISS IV MX) on the same scale was done before starting the field work. Based on the interpretative units a high intensity detailed soil survey was carried out in cluster of ten villages of Bhadesar tehsil of Chittaurgarh district on cadastral map (1:4000 scale) and the soils were characterized with respect to landforms. In all, 14 soil series were established and assessed for soil site suitability for maize, wheat, mustard and soybean. Daulatpura-c series soils are suitable for maize, mustard, soybean, and Daulatpura-d soils for soybean and moderately suitable for other crops. Soils of Bagund and Narbadiya-a series are moderately suitable for maize and marginally suitable for other crops. The soils of Bhadsoda-b series are marginally suitable only for mustard but moderately suitable for all other crops. Soils of Parliya series are moderately suitable only for mustard crop and marginally suitable for remaining crops. The soils of Guda series are marginally suitable for maize, wheat, mustard but not suitable for soybean. The soils of Nardhari-a and Nardhari-b are moderately suitable, Daulatpura-b, Bhadsoda-a and Narbadiya-b are marginally suitable whereas soils of Madanpura and Daulatpura are not suitable for all the crops due to limitations of shallow soil depth.

Effect of soil type and depth on crop production

1984 ◽  
Vol 103 (2) ◽  
pp. 377-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. W. S. Reith ◽  
R. H. E. Inkson ◽  
K. S. Caldwell ◽  
W. E. Simpson ◽  
J. A. M. Ross
Keyword(s):  
Soil Type ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Soil Depth ◽  
Mineral Soil ◽  
Soil Series ◽  
Land Capability ◽  
Local Soil ◽  
Peaty Soil ◽  
Mineral Soils

SUMMARYTopsoils from eight different soil series were substituted for the local soil in three arrangements involving two depths of topsoil and either local or sand subsoils. A rotation of crops was grown with uniform annual N, P and K treatments for 24 years. A peaty soil produced the highest yields of grain, straw and grass, presumably because it released more N than the mineral soils, but an average yield of swedes. No mineral soil consistently produced higher yields of all crops and, although there were some significant differences, the variations in yield were generally relatively small. The deep topsoil consistently produced the highest yields. Topsoil with sand subsoil gave the lowest yields of grain, straw and swedes but not of grass.All the crops on the peaty soil had higher concentrations of P in the dry matter than those from the seven mineral soils. Crops and herbage on the Laurencekirk and Foud-land soils had consistently slightly higher P concentrations than those on the other five mineral soils. Compared with the amounts applied, the crops removed considerably more K but only 45–68% of the P. There were large differences in the proportion of the P residues extractable by acetic acid from the different soil series.The depth of topsoil was at least as important as soil type in determining yield, and the results support the use of soil depth as one of the main factors used in the Land Capability Classification for Agriculture.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Potential of Quingua Soil Series Towards a More Productive and Sustainable Lowland Rice-Based Farming in the Philippines

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandro D. Cañete ◽  
Wilfredo B. Collado ◽  
Rodrigo B. Badayos ◽  
Pearl B. Sanchez ◽  
Pompe C. Sta. Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation System ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Land Suitability ◽  
Land Evaluation ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Soil Series ◽  
Suitability Evaluation ◽  
Land Suitability Evaluation ◽  
Management Interventions

Land Evaluation System using the modified Food and Agriculture Organization framework was carried out to assess the suitability of various important crops to Quingua soil series. Corresponding sound management interventions were then formulated over the identified production constraints. This was done to achieve a more productive and sustainable rice-based farming. The system generates a more specific land utilization type in which spatial and climatic variabilities are recognized.  The data used for land suitability evaluation was extracted from 2011-2012 cropping seasons. Analysis disclosed that Quingua series in Talavera and Sto. Domingo, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, representing irrigated and irrigation-supplemented lowlands, respectively, has high flexibility to growing various types of crops due to its favorable land attributes. Hence, crop intensification is highly recommended provided that minor limitations on soil organic matter, drainage, temperature, and seasonal flooding are offset. Multiple cropping system that involves off-season vegetable production and growing of cash or high-value crops in combination or rotation with rice dominates the farms’ landscape. This practice had generated varying levels of return on investment (ROI) from negative to more than 1000% as affected primarily by climate and farm management. Designing market-driven cropping systems under good management strategies can generate stable ROIs’ ten times higher than the production cost, hence, a more productive and profitable enterprise. Furthermore, soils of the same soil series exhibit similar characteristics or properties that require the same level of management in achieving the desired production output. Thus, information obtained from land suitability evaluation can serve as an effective tool for the government’s specific crop production program and agro-technology promotion.

scholarly journals Land suitability evaluation for surface irrigation development using parametric evaluation approach: The case of Gudina Wacho watershed, Western Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
pp. 302-309
Author(s):  
Weldeabzgi Gebre Gidey ◽  
Ketema Tekalign ◽  
Gashu Gezahegn ◽  
Deressa Sime
Keyword(s):  
Soil Depth ◽  
Land Suitability ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Soil Parameters ◽  
Surface Irrigation ◽  
Irrigation Development ◽  
Suitability Evaluation ◽  
Land Suitability Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Mapping Units

Evaluating land suitability of a given watershed is vital to predict potential and limitation of the land for surface irrigation. The present study was evaluated the suitability of Gudina Wacho watershed for surface irrigation development using parametric evaluation approach. The watershed was classified in to four lands mapping units, based on three soil profile pits were opened at each land mapping unit. Soil samples from each profile pit have been taken to analyze each selected soil physical and chemical properties. Slop analysis of the watershed was computed from the DEM using GIS technique. Results of the land suitability evaluation for surface irrigation showed that, a total area of 3064 ha (72.6%) was slightly suitable (S3) and area of 1154 ha (27.4%) was currently not suitable (N1). The limiting factors were slop, soil texture and drainage. For all land mapping units, chemical soil parameters such as CaCO3, ECe and pH, and the physical parameter (soil depth) were not limiting factors for surface irrigation in the study watershed. Therefore, the area is potential for irrigation production with some limitations and under proper management it can benefit the local community to meet the food demand. In order to sustainably develop the area for irrigation development; land leveling operation or soil conservation work has to be incorporated to break surface slope and to make it suitable for surface irrigation.

scholarly journals The Status of Temporal Changes in Land Suitability for Wheat Production in Musayeb Project Irrigated from Central Iraq Using GIS

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-163
Author(s):  
Nada Farook ◽  
Ahmad S. Muhaimeed ◽  
K. A . AL KASSEY
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Soil Depth ◽  
Temporal Changes ◽  
Land Suitability ◽  
Soil Survey ◽  
Organic Carbon Content ◽  
Wheat Production ◽  
Suitability Evaluation ◽  
The Status ◽  
Soil Units

Musayeb project in Babylon province has been selected in middle of Iraq to represent the irrigated area in order to study land suitability for wheat production and their temporal changes during 1994 - 2013.Soils of Musayeb project consist of undeveloped  belong ,mainly  to Entisols order with about 97% from the total area of the project , while the Arid soils occupied about 3 % from the total area .Data about the soils of the project has been collected from previous pedagogical soil survey works done in 1994 and resampling for soil has been done in 2013 in order to show the temporal changes in land suitability values .Land suitability evaluation values are determined according to Sys et.al.1993 and FAO,1985 to soil depth of 100 cm .The results indicate that soil units have high suitability up to 85 % from the total area of the project and within S1 class in 1994. While , 13% of the total area is unsuitable for wheat production which represent N1and N2 classes due to the effect of salt accumulation.Also , the results show that all soil units have low organic carbon content which affect land suitability values. Land suitability values are temporally  improved from 1994 to 2013 due to the effect of land management practices leading to decrease salinity level and increase land suitability for wheat production 

scholarly journals Land Suitability Evaluation for Cereal Crops: A Multicriteria Approach Using GIS at Parbatipur VDC, Chitwan, Nepal

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 493-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Neupane ◽  
C.P. Shriwastav ◽  
S.C. Shah ◽  
K. Sah
Keyword(s):  
Rice Cultivation ◽  
Geographical Information ◽  
Cereal Crops ◽  
Maize Production ◽  
Suitability Evaluation ◽  
Index Model ◽  
Crop Suitability ◽  
Multi Criteria Evaluation ◽  
Wheat Cultivation ◽  
New Research

A research was conducted to evaluate the suitability of soils of different land unit for cereal crops productions at Parbatipur VDC, Chitwan, Nepal with the integrated use of Geographical Information system (GIS) and Multi-criteria evaluation (MCE).Existing geodatabase information from National Land Use Project (NLUP) was used as data for this research. The database was used to derive crop suitability using vector based index model in GIS along with multi-criteria analysis. The research revealed that for rice cultivation, 1.06 %( 10.70ha) was highly suitable, 51.54 %( 515.89ha) was moderately suitable, 3.39% (33.987 ha) was marginally suitable but 28.28 %( 283.11 ha) was not suitable whereas for wheat cultivation, 7.6 %( 76.73ha) was highly suitable, 44.91% (449.53 ha) was moderately suitable and 4.6% (46.26ha) was marginally suitable, but 27.15% (27.14ha) was not suitable. Similarly, for maize cultivation, 12.07% (120.83ha) was highly suitable, 40.19% (402.25ha) was moderately suitable and 0.53% (5.37ha) was marginally suitable, but 31.54% (315.72ha) was not suitable for maize production. Suitability data of this VDC shows that maize and wheat was highly suitable than rice cultivation. But, the area not suitable for rice, wheat and maize must be allocated for alternative uses to achieve optimum productions and further there must be new research for alternative crops in VDC. Hence, this research is useful to farmers and VDC level planners for optimum crops production. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v2i4.11279Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol. 2(4): 493-500 

scholarly journals Developing a User Friendly Decision Tool for Agricultural Land Use Allocation at a Regional Scale

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumbangan Baja ◽  
Samsu Arif ◽  
Risma Neswati
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Land Suitability ◽  
Soil Survey ◽  
Agricultural Land Use ◽  
Suitability Evaluation ◽  
Land Suitability Evaluation ◽  
Land Use Allocation ◽  
User Friendly

Agricultural land use planning should always be guided by a reliable tool to ensure effective decision making in the allocation of land use and activities. The primary aim of this study is to develop a user friendly system on a spatial basis for agricultural land suitability evaluation of four groups of agriculture commodities, including food crops, horticultural crops, perennial (plantation) crops, grazing, and tambak (fish ponds) to guide land use planning. The procedure used is as follows: (i) conducting soil survey based on generated land mapping units; (ii) developing soil database in GIS; and (iii) designing a user friendly system. The data bases of the study were derived from satellite imagery, digital topographic map, soil characteristics at reconnaissance scale, as well as climate data. Land suitability evaluation in this study uses the FAO method. The study produces a spatial based decision support tool called SUFIG-Wilkom that can give decision makers sets of information interactively for land use allocation purposes.This user friendly system is also amenable to various operations in a vector GIS, so that the system may accommodate possible additional assessment of other land use types.

scholarly journals Establishing Relationship between Saturated Paste Electrical Conductivity (ECe) and Soil:Water Electrical Conductivity (EC1:2) in Some Swell-Shrink Soils of Nagpur District, Maharashtra

Agropedology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yagani Sinha ◽  
◽  
Rajeev Srivastava ◽  
Jagdish Prasad ◽  
M.S.S. Nagaraju ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Soil Water ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Clayey Soils ◽  
Soil Series ◽  
Plant Growth And Development ◽  
Water Suspension ◽  
Nagpur District ◽  
Chloride Salts

Soil salinity is a major environmental hazard which adversely affects plant growth, crop production, soil and water quality and agricultural productivity.Soil salinity is determined by measuring electrical conductivity of soil water suspension. Though saturation paste ECe closely relates with plant growth and development but its measurement is laborious and time-consuming specifically in clayey soils when large number of samples are analyzed. Measurement of EC1:2 (1:2 Soil: water suspension) is very quick and economical. Therefore, a need is felt to develop a relationship between ECe and EC1:2so that the values of EC1:2 could easily be related to ECe. For this, anexperiment was conducted on four soil series representing swell-shrink soils. Soils were artificially salinized with solutions (salt) of 0.2, 0.5, 1 and 2% of chloride salts (NaCl, CaCl2, MgCl2 and their mixture) and replicated three times. The results indicate that a significant relationship (r=0.96) exists between ECe and soil EC1:2and soil ECe can be reliably predicted from EC1:2 in swell-shrink soils.

scholarly journals Impact of Bush Burning on Chemical Properties of Some Soil in Igboora, Oyo State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. Adejumobi
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Soil Chemical Properties ◽  
Rooting Depth ◽  
Physical And Chemical Properties ◽  
Land Clearing ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Burnt Soil ◽  
Physical And Chemical ◽  
And Chemical Properties

Soil is used in agriculture as an anchor and primary nutrient base for plants, and the types of soil and available moisture determine the species of plants that can be cultivated. Bush burning, whether as result of a wildfire or a controlled burning, affects not only the appearance of the landscape, but the quality of the soil. Bush burning method of land clearing is a traditional farming system used as a means of land clearing for crop production. This method of land clearing has both beneficial and detrimental effects on soil physical and chemical properties. Therefore, this study investigated the effects of bush burning on soil chemical properties at different soil depth of 0-30 cm and 30-60 cm respectively base on the rooting depth of crop planted. The experiment was carried out in six selected farms in Igboora, Ibarapa central Local Governmental, Oyo State. The soil sampled were collected from burnt and unburnt experimental soil and analyzed using USDA standard methods for soil analysis for the selected chemical characteristics (pH, Ca2+, Mg2+ Na+. TN and P). Two samples were taken from each burnt and un-burnt locations at depth of 0-30 and 30-60 cm. Paired t-test was used to compare means value of soil chemical properties determined from burnt and un-burnt soil. ANOVA was used for significance difference between soil from burnt and un-burnt soil. pH increased from moderately acidic to slightly acidic, phosphorus content of the soil increased greatly from un-burnt soil to burnt soil at 0-30 cm and 30-60 cm depths from 6.64 to 22.21 ppm and 3.53 to 24.95 ppm, respectively. Similarly, potassium increased from 0.27 to 0.40ppm at 0-30cm depth but decreased from 0.23 to 0.17 ppm at 30-60 cm depth. Nitrogen reduced at both depths from 0.80 to 0.76% and 0.72 to 0.68% respectively. Magnesium also increased from 1.3 cmol/kg to 2.00 cmol/kg and 1.65 to 1.75 cmol/kg at both 0-30 cm and 30-60 cm depth respectively. Whereas calcium showed a reduction from 3.17 to 2.85 cmol/kg and 1.65 to 1.45 cmol/kg at both depths. The variations observed between burnt and un-burnt soil for Ca, Mg, exchangeable acidity, pH, Nitrogen, potassium was significant at p<0.05 probability level. This indicates that bush burning has an impact on soil physical and chemical properties which may affect the suitability of the soil for crop production. Based on this, there is need for environmental education for farmers in the area in order to know the implications of bush burning on soil properties for soil sustainability which will boost food production.

scholarly journals Optimizing Rotavator Design Towards Enhancing Agricultural Crop Productivity

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 48-52
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Pigeon Pea ◽  
Chemical Fertilizer ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
Agricultural Crop ◽  
Seedbed Preparation

By continuous and rapid growth in industrialization as well as population, the agricultural lands are also becoming less and less continuously day by day which results in increase in the population of small land holders. In addition to this, because of continuous decreasing production the youth of the villages are also migrating in big cities for the employment, resulting decreasing manpower essential to perform various seedbed operations in the villages. Hence, it is the need of time for small farmers having small agricultural land and having less crop production to introduce the cost-effective farm mechanization so that they can improve production rate. Rotavator is the best option available to achieve this landmark as it is already proved that seedbed prepared by using rotavator gives highest benefit to cost ratio. For this experimental study the whole land of 9 acre area is divided into 18 plots of equal size in area. The combination of method of seedbed preparation and use of fertilizers were the preliminary criteria. The categories of fertilizer according to quantity are discussed earlier which are 50kg, 35kg and 65kg per acre respectively. The quantities of organic fertilizer used are 45kg and 60kg per acre of agricultural land for both seedbeds which are prepared manually and by using rotavator. The highest production of Pigeon Pea was obtained of 814kg was from the plot whose seedbed is prepared by using agricultural machine called rotavator and organic fertilizer; next highest production is obtained of 802 kg from the plot whose seedbed is prepared by using rotavator and the fertilizer used was chemical fertilizer. The minimum production of Pigeon Pea which is 690 kg was obtained in the plot whose seedbed was prepared manually and chemical fertilizer was used.

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