MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SOILS UNDER DIFFERENT LAND USE SYSTEMS IN NANDURBAR DISTRICT

S.A. KASETIYA¹, A.H. MOHAMMAD SAJID²*, S.S. HADOLE³, P.A. SARAP^4
1Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 444104, Maharashtra, India
²Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 444104, Maharashtra, India
³Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 444104, Maharashtra, India
⁴Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 444104, Maharashtra, India
* Corresponding Author : sajidm@pdkv.ac.in

Received : 08-02-2022     Accepted : 27-02-2022     Published : 28-02-2022
Volume : 14     Issue : 2       Pages : 11109 - 11112
Int J Agr Sci 14.2 (2022):11109-11112

Keywords : Soil morphology, Available soil moisture, Land use system
Academic Editor : Dr Debasish Borah
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, 444104, Maharashtra, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Present study was undertaken in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra State during the year 2019-20. The Climate of Nandurbar District is generally hot and dry. The average annual rainfall is 767 mm throughout the district. Agriculture, Horticulture, Forest and Pasture land use systems were selected being the most predominant. Two sampling sites were selected under each land use system at different locations of Nandurbar district. The soil samples were collected at a vertical interval of 20 cm from surface to the bedrock. The depth of the soil under agriculture, horticulture and forest land use system is deep up to 100 cm, whereas, under pasture it is up to 80 cm. The colour of the soils varied from very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) to very dark gray (10YR 3/1), except yellowish brown (10YR 5/4) in pasture land use system and grayish brown (10YR 5/2) in horticulture land use systems. Structure of soil was sub-angular blocky to angular blocky. The soils texture varied from clay to silty clay. The consistence varied from slightly hard to very hard, friable to very firm and slightly stick to slightly plastic in dry, moist and wet conditions. Most of the soils showed slight to violent effervescence. The pores were fine to medium in size and few to common in quantity. Available soil moisture content varied from 13.03 to 19.1 per cent and it increases with depth of soil

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