ESTIMATION OF SOIL NITROGEN OF TARAI FOREST USING GEOSPATIAL TECHNIQUES

A. KUMAR¹*, V. SINGH², R. RANJAN³, A.S. NAIN^4
1Department of Environmental Science, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263153, Uttarakhand, India
²Department of Environmental Science, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263153, Uttarakhand, India
³Department of Agrometeorology, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263153, Uttarakhand, India
⁴Department of Agrometeorology, G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263153, Uttarakhand, India
* Corresponding Author : arunsasrd2012@gmail.com

Received : 01-10-2020     Accepted : 13-10-2020     Published : 15-10-2020
Volume : 12     Issue : 19       Pages : 10271 - 10275
Int J Agr Sci 12.19 (2020):10271-10275

Keywords : Soil Nitrogen, GIS, Remote Sensing, IDW, GPS
Academic Editor : Dr G A Rajanna
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Environmental Science and Agrometeorology, Gobind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, 263153, Uttarakhand, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Soil nitrogen not only provides essential nutrients for plant growth but also affects soil function and the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Present investigation of soil Nitrogen of Tarai forest was carried out at Tanda, Bhakda and Pipalpadao forest ranges of Tarai Central Forest Division, Western Circle, Uttarakhand, India during the year 2013-14. Random sampling was done in all the three forest ranges. Total soil sampling was done at 23 sites of Tanda, Bhakda, and Pipalpadao range in the month of February 2014. Total soil nitrogen was calculated by using total forest area (evergreen and deciduous forest) estimated from classification of satellite image using Remote sensing. Total soil nitrogen in Tanda, Bhakda, and Pipalpadao forests was 44002.92, 43194.12 and 38830.89 tons, respectively

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