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Soil and land quality indicators of the Indo-Gangetic plains of India.

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Title Soil and land quality indicators of the Indo-Gangetic plains of India.
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Creator Ray, S.K. et al.
 
Subject Land quality index, principal component analysis, soil quality and health
 
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Sustaining soil and land quality under intensive land
use and fast economic development is a major challenge
for improving crop productivity in the developing
world. Assessment of soil and land quality
indicators is necessary to evaluate the degradation
status and changing trends of different land use and
management interventions. During the last four decades,
the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP) which covers an
area of about 52.01 m ha has been the major food producing
region of the country. However at present, the
yield of crops in IGP has stagnated; one of the major
reasons being deterioration of soil and land quality.
The present article deals with the estimation of soil
and land quality indicators of IGP, so that, proper soil
and land management measures can be taken up to
restore and improve the soil health. Use of principal
component analysis is detailed to derive the minimum
dataset or indicators for soil quality. The article also
describes spatial distribution of soil and land quality
with respect to major crops of IGP.
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Date 2018-11-29T05:39:58Z
2018-11-29T05:39:58Z
2014-11-10
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Ray, S.K. et al. 2014. Soil and land quality indicators of the Indo-Gangetic plains of India. Current Science 107(9): 1470-86
0011-3891
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/13963
 
Language English
 
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Publisher CURRENT SCIENCE ASSOCIATION