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Declining farm productivity and profitability due to soil degradation in North India

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Title Declining farm productivity and profitability due to soil degradation in North India
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Creator Thimmappa K, Yashpal Singh, Raju R, Ram Shankar Tripathi, Sandeep Kumar, Sendhil R, Dattupant Mitrannavar
 
Subject Soil alkalinity, land degradation, Soil pH, Indo-Gangetic basin, gypsum
 
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Alkali soils are an important category of salt-affected soils and present
predominantly in the Indo-Gangetic plains of Northern India. Soil
alkalinity and other forms of land degradation reduce the productivity
of the crop as well as the farm household income. The purpose of
the study is to measure the adverse effects of soil alkalinity on crop
production and its consequent impact on farm income. The study
observed a substantial reduction in the crop productivity and farm
income. The farm income decreased with increase in soil alkalinity
level. The annual potential and actual losses per ha were ` 10714 and
` 7737, respectively, due to the adverse effects of soil alkalinity. It is
suggested that these lands should be reclaimed on priority basis to
improve soil productivity, farm income and livelihood security of
resource-poor farmers.
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Date 2018-09-14T04:25:48Z
2018-09-14T04:25:48Z
2015-01-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/6784
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Society for Advancement of Wheat Research (SAWR)