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Characterization and Classifications of Cultivated Soils of Porbandar District of Gujarat


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1 Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), India
2 Micronutrient Project (ICAR), Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat), India
     

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Seventy three surface (0-15 cm) soil samples from the three talukas viz., kutiyana, Ranavav and Porbandar of Porbandar district were collected from the cultivated fields and were analyzed for different chemical poperties. The results revealed that Na+ and Cl- were dominant among the water soluble ions, whereas, Ca++ and Mg++ were dominant among the exchangeable cations. Nearly half (48.0%) of the cultivated coastal soils of Porbandar district were found normal in nature, followed by sodic (20.5%), saline (16.4%) and saline-sodic (15.1%).

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Characterization of Soils, Water Soluble Ions, Exchangeable Ions, Saline, Sodic, Saline-Sodic.
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Authors

P. J. Marsonia
Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh (Gujarat), India
J. V. Polara
Micronutrient Project (ICAR), Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat), India
S. T. Hadiyal
Micronutrient Project (ICAR), Anand Agricultural University, Anand (Gujarat), India

Abstract


Seventy three surface (0-15 cm) soil samples from the three talukas viz., kutiyana, Ranavav and Porbandar of Porbandar district were collected from the cultivated fields and were analyzed for different chemical poperties. The results revealed that Na+ and Cl- were dominant among the water soluble ions, whereas, Ca++ and Mg++ were dominant among the exchangeable cations. Nearly half (48.0%) of the cultivated coastal soils of Porbandar district were found normal in nature, followed by sodic (20.5%), saline (16.4%) and saline-sodic (15.1%).

Keywords


Characterization of Soils, Water Soluble Ions, Exchangeable Ions, Saline, Sodic, Saline-Sodic.