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Title: | Sandy Soils of Jaisalmer District: Their Morpho-genesis and Evaluation for Sustainable Land use |
Other Titles: | Not Available |
Authors: | B. K. Sharma Nepal Singh Mahesh Kumar |
ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR-CAZRI, Jodhpur |
Published/ Complete Date: | 2006-06-01 |
Project Code: | Not Available |
Keywords: | Sandy soils; Morpho-genesis; Characteristics; Soil suitability for agricultural and non-agricultural purposes |
Publisher: | Arid Zone Research Association of India |
Citation: | 7 |
Series/Report no.: | Not Available; |
Abstract/Description: | The coarse textured soils occupy 26871 km2 (71.0 %) area in Jaisalmer district. Nine soil series spread over four physiographic units viz. dune complex, flat inter-dunal plain, sandy plain with scattered hummocks, and buried pediments have been recognized. Among these, the soils associated with dune complex and some of the flat inter-dunal plain and sandy plain with scattered hummocks are excessively drained, highly sandy and loose with hardly any aggregation. These have poor water retention and nutrient status. The moderately deep to deep loamy sand soils in some of these landforms and on pediments are slightly more stable and have weak sub-angular blocky solum over various types of substrata. These posses slightly higher water retention capacity and nutrient status. The flat inter-dunal part of these soils can be used for crop production during the normal rainfall years. For proper utilization, these lands have been evaluated for their suitability for crop production, horticulture, agro-forestry, silvi-pasture and pasture development. Based on climatic limitation and other soil physical constraints, each soil series has been evaluated for its land use capability. The soils have been classified into capability classes IV c s e, VI c s e, VI c sh e and irrigability classes 4 t d s, 4 d s, 3 d s and 2 d s. The soils were also classified as per Soil Taxonomy (Soil Survey Staff, 1998) at sub-group and family level. |
Description: | Not Available |
ISSN: | 0570-1791 |
Type(s) of content: | Article |
Sponsors: | ICAR-CAZRI, Jodhpur ICAR-CAZRI, Jodhpur |
Language: | English |
Name of Journal: | Annals of Arid Zone |
NAAS Rating: | Not Available |
Volume No.: | 45 (2) |
Page Number: | 139-149 |
Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Division of Natural Resources |
Source, DOI or any other URL: | azrai.org.in |
URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/19629 |
Appears in Collections: | NRM-CAZRI-Publication |
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