A study was conducted in arid and semi-arid zones of Marathwada region of Maharashtra during 2011-12. Six soil profiles
on different topographic condition were chosen at Nanded, Latur, Osmanabad and Beed districts of Marathwada region.
These profiles were examined for soil site properties such as climate, depth, texture, structure and drainage. Physico-chemical
properties such as pH, EC, Organic carbon, CEC, CaCO3
content, available micro nutrient contents, bulk density, hydraulic
conductivity, sand, silt and clay were also studied,. Morphological analysis showed that surface structure was weak, and sub
surface structure was sub angular to angular blocky. Soil color showed dark grayish brown to very dark gray in color. Drainage
was moderately well in all soils except P4, P5 and P6, which were showed imperfect drained. Soils were clayey in texture the
clay per cent ranged from 50.1 % to 62.1 %, sand ranged from 9.7 % to 21.6 % and silt varied from 25.1% to 32.9 %. The
bulk density range from 1.27 to 1.56 Mg m-3. Hydraulic conductivity ranged from 0.1. to 5.3 cm hr-1. The pH ranges showed
that soils were moderately to strongly alkaline in reaction. Organic carbon ranged from 1.95 to 10.04 g kg-1, calcium carbonate
ranged from 2.8 to 19.0 % and CEC ranged from 38.2 to 78.2 cmol p(+) kg-1. Based on field morphology and laboratory
characterizations, the soil of the study area classified to Vertisols of great group Haplusterts. The all soil profiles were classified
as Typic Haplusterts at great group level except pedon P6 is Vertic Haplusterts. Soil profile when correlated with yield it was
concluded that pedon P5 Typic Haplusterts belonging to order Vertisols were best soils for soybean growing that order.
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