Preparation of Soil Fertility Map of Babhaleshwar Farm, Nashik, Maharashtra, India

For efficient utilization of soil and water resources, soil testing of such farm was carried out in Nashik. Babhaleshwar farm for providing comprehensive information was characterized. Representative soil samples from each of eighteen plots of Babhaleshwar farm were collected. The soil survey of representative area was completed by plane table survey method. The soil samples were tested in laboratory for determining various soil properties viz., soil pH, soil electrical conductivity, soil colour, soil texture, liquid limit, plastic limit, bulk density and soil nutrients like organic carbon content, gypsum content, soil calcium carbonate, available nitrogen, available potassium and available phosphorus. From result obtained after analysis data were filled into the software and prepared soil fertility software. A standard soil fertility map is a two dimensional document presented on a paper or on various other kind of supports and gives greatly reduced, simplified pictures of the spatial organization of soils in the natural environment showing the soil properties and available soil nutrients. The work is carried out for preparation of soil fertility map of Babhaleshwar farm which belongs to K.K. Wagh Education society, Nashik. The Babhaleshwar farm is situated in the Shinde palaes at Sinnar, Nashik. The area of farm was about 32.61 ha. The area selected for project work is 10.05 ha. There are 18 plots in the farm.