National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
A study was carried out during 2014-15 on soil characterization and classification of Gariyaband district of Chhattisgarh. The objectives of the study were to characterize the major soil types of the district. Three soil profiles were identified, excavated, described and sampled for morphological, physical and chemical properties and were classified in to three different soil- groups. Pedon-1 indicated the presence of cambic B horizons and placed in Inceptisols, pedon-2 showed argillic horizons keyed out in Alfisols and pedon-3 was classed in Vertisols soil order due to the presence of wide cracks, slicken sides and high clay content. All the pedons belonged to Usteps suborder since they had Ustic soil moisture regime. The horizons were simple and no calcic orgypsic or duripan were observed, they were placed in Haplustepts Great Group. All the pedons represented the central concepts of great group and hence classified as Typic Haplusteps at subgroup level. Based on the different properties the soils were classified as for pedon -1 as Fine sand clay loamy, kaolinitic hyperthermic, Typic Haplustepts, pedon-2 as Fine clay loamy, kaolinitic mixed hyperthermic, Typic Haplustalfs and pedon-3 as Fine clay, Montmorillonitic mixed hyperthermic, Typic Haplusterts.
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