Agriculture Landuse Pattern in Solapur District of Maharashtra

Todkari G.U.¹, Suryawanshi S.P.², Suryawanshi M.V.³, Patil B.D.^4
1Department of Geography, Shri Sant Damaji Collage, Mangalwedha, Solapur, MS, India
²Department of Geography, Vidyan Mhahavidhalaya, Sangola, Solapur, MS, India
³Department of Geography, Dr BAM University, Aurangabad, MS, India
⁴Department of Geography, SCS College, Omerga-Osmanabad, MS, India

Received : -     Accepted : -     Published : 21-12-2010
Volume : 2     Issue : 2       Pages : 1 - 8
Int J Agr Sci 2.2 (2010):1-8
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/0975-3710.2.2.1-8

Keywords : Landuse pattern, crop ranking, crop combination, cropping pattern
Conflict of Interest : None declared

In this paper an attempt has been made to analyse the agricultural landuse pattern at micro level in Solapur District. This study is based on secondary data collected from secondary records. Agriculture production is influenced by physical, climatological, socio-economic, technological and organization factors. An Endeavour is made here to study crop combination regions in Solapur District for year 2004-2005. This is normal year for agriculture phenomenon in this district. The crop data has been computed with the help of Weaver’s technique of crop combination. Solapur district occupies southern part of Maharashtra state. It occupies an area of 14,84559 sq.km. And supports 32.32 lack of population in 2001 censes. Administrative the district is divided in to eleven tahsils. Physiography, temperature, rainfall, soil and drainage influence on agriculture landuse pattern in this district. Temperature is high in summer. Because of district is located in drought prone area of Maharashtra. Rainfall varies between 200 to 600 millimeters rainfall from west to east in entire district. Thirteen crops have been considered for crop ranking and crop combination. Among these, jawar, wheat, bajara, sugarcane, gram, maize, safflower, cotton, etc. are the major crops. By computing crop ranks and crop combination in Solapur District has identified ten crop combination. Such type of study represents real situation of cropping pattern in Solapur District and helps to planners, agricultural scientists and research scholars.