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Assessment of Macronutrients and Physicochemical Parameters of Agricultural Soils in Nawanshahr-Hoshiarpur Districts of Punjab

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Title Assessment of Macronutrients and Physicochemical Parameters of Agricultural Soils in Nawanshahr-Hoshiarpur Districts of Punjab
 
Creator Shikha, Deep
Dadwal, Vaishali
Kapil, Chandan
Singha, Gurpreet
Mehta, Vimal
Acharya, Raghunath
 
Subject Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahr district
Macro-elemental analysis
Physicochemical parameter
Soil health
 
Description 401-409
Both improving agricultural soil productivity and maintaining its quality are now the focal points of ongoing research in
agriculture. The purpose of this research is to examine the soil's health, and in order to do so, a survey was carried out in
which the physicochemical parameters and the macronutrients of agricultural soils from two districts in the state of Punjab
(Hoshiarpur and Nawanshahr) were analyzed. Around 40 composite soil samples were taken from 0 to 15 cm depth and
critically assessed. This study analyzed soil's colour, texture, pH, electrical conductivity and organic carbon
physicochemical parameters. The soil sample’s colour varied from light yellow to dark solid brown, and its texture was
observed to be sandy loam, which was analyzed through the sedimentation process and feel method. The soil sample's pH
was slightly alkaline, and the electrical conductivity showed the expected results. Organic carbon was found in the medium
and surplus ranges in the studied fields. According to the results of the macro-element analysis, the soil samples lacked
Potassium concentration while having excessive levels of Nitrogen and Phosphorous. These results were compared to the
normal range of values for healthy soil, and the discrepancy was found to be statistically significant. This research points out
that phosphorus and nitrogen-based fertilizer, likely to be urea and other synthetic fertilizers containing phosphorus, had
been overused without considering the soil's health.
 
Date 2023-06-22T11:51:57Z
2023-06-22T11:51:57Z
2023-06
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-0959 (Online); 0301-1208 (Print)
http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/62083
https://doi.org/10.56042/ijpap.v61i6.2408
 
Language en
 
Publisher NIScPR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJPAP Vol.61(06) [June 2023]