Evaluation of Agricultural Soil Quality in Khandesh Region of Maharashtra, India
Being agronomy as a major profession, soil and water are key resources for the Indian subcontinent. Modern agro practices and anthropogenic human activities are mainly responsible for degradation of agricultural soil. The present investigation deals with the cultivated soil quality in the Khandesh r...
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Published in | Nature environment and pollution technology Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 1147 - 1160 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Technoscience Publications
01.12.2018
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Summary: | Being agronomy as a major profession, soil and water are key resources for the Indian subcontinent. Modern agro practices and anthropogenic human activities are mainly responsible for degradation of agricultural soil. The present investigation deals with the cultivated soil quality in the Khandesh region of Maharashtra state. The study area comprises Jalgaon, Dhule and Nandurbar districts of Khandesh region. The soil quality analysis was conducted over three districts of the region. Total 108 soil samples were collected and processed for physicochemical characterization. The results were processed with linear regression with respect to pre-monsoon and post-monsoon, EC-SAR graphs with 95% CI and PI, ESP-SAR model, Bland-Altman plot and ternary diagrams. The statistical tools viz. one variable statistics, a coefficient of correlation and other ratios were applied for the data analysis. The result shows, calcium, sodium and potassium concentrations are under the prescribed limit. However, magnesium concentration is between 836.77 and 1762.63 mg/kg, which is high as compared to other exchangeable cations. Finally, the results show unbalancing of soil minerals with higher salinity in the area. Regular monitoring and remediation will help to maintain soil quality of the area in the near future. |
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ISSN: | 0972-6268 2395-3454 |