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Analysis of Nutrient Index of Soil for Green Environment
Corresponding Author(s) : Thanappan Subash
Asian Journal of Chemistry,
Vol. 29 No. 10 (2017): Vol 29 Issue 10
Abstract
The current study aims at monitoring the nutrient index of soil in an agri-fed zone having variety of crops, especially hybrid coconuts and paddy. The study area was selected in the high rainfall zone. In the current study, 13 soil samples were randomly collected from the top soil (0-30 cm) in the selected agri-fed zones at the base of Thekkumalai hill in Thovalai-Agesteeswaram belt in Kanyakumari district of India. The soil samples were analyzed for their texture and chemical properties and total concentration of nitrogen, phosphorous and potash. Soil textures in the study area were classified as sandy clay loam (SCL) as more than 60 % of soil grains in the soil samples were coarse grained of greater than 75 μ in size and more than 30 % of the soil grains were fine grained of less than 75 μ in size. The pH of soil samples ranged from 6.3 to 7.5 with an average of 6.9. The electric conductivity ranged from 0.06 to 0.11 dS m–1. The nitrogen ranged from 21 to 99 kg/acre with a mean value of 60 kg/acre, phosphorus ranged from 1.9 to 16.3 kg/acre with a mean value of 9.1kg/acre and potassium ranged from 12.5 to 99 kg/acre with a mean value of 55.75 kg/acre. The nitrogen content in the soil samples was found low in the soil samples and the phosphorous level was low in five soil samples; medium with six soil samples; and high in two soil samples. The potash content was low except the samples 11 and 12.
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M. Almas and T. Jamal, Pakistan J. Soil Sci., 16, 11 (1990).
J.W. Doran and T.B. Parkin, Defining and Assessing Soil Quality, Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. Madison, Wisconsin, pp. 1-21 (1994).
M.A. Arshad and G.M. Coen, Am. J. Altern. Agric., 7, 25 (1992); https://doi.org/10.1017/S0889189300004410.
K. Hamid, Academia J. Agric. Res., 2, 231 (2014).
P.T. Subash, Int. J. Civil Eng. Technol., 7, 227 (2016). (IJCIET).
P.T. Subash, Int. J. Civil Eng. Technol., 8, 1479 (2017).
L.A. Alban and K. Mildred, Methods of Soil Analysis as used in the OSC Soil Testing Laboratory (1959).
B. Ramamoorthy and J.C. Bajaj, Fert. News, 14, 24 (1969).
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R.P. Singh and S.K. Mishra, Indian J. Soc. Res., 3, 97 (2012).
E. Bunga, H.M. Saleh Palla, M. Selintung and M.A. Thaha, Int. J. Civil Environ. Eng., 11, 52 (2016).
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