- Vol 107, No 9 (2014)
- Pages: 1440-1451
- Published: 2014-11-10
- https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv107%2Fi9%2F1440-1451
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Soil Physical Quality of the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Black Soil Region
Mausumi Raychaudhuri
1,
D. K. Kundu
1,
Ashwani Kumar
1,
K. G. Mandal
1,
S. Raychaudhuri
1,
G. Kar
1,
T. Bhattacharyya
2,
D. Sarkar
3,
D. K. Pal
4,
D. K. Mandal
3,
J. Prasad
3,
G. S. Sidhu
5,
K. M. Nair
6,
A. K. Sahoo
7,
T. H. Das
7,
R. S. Singh
8,
C. Mandal
3,
R. Srivastava
3,
T. K. Sen
3,
S. Chatterji
3,
P. Chandran
3,
S. K. Ray
3,
N. G. Patil
3,
G. P. Obireddy
3,
S. K. Mahapatra
5,
K. S. Anil Kumar
6,
K. Das
5,
A. K. Singh
8,
S. K. Reza
9,
D. Dutta
7,
S. Srinivas
6,
P. Tiwary
3,
K. Karthikeyan
3,
M. V. Venugopalan
9,
K. Velmourougane
9,
A. Srivastava
10,
S. L. Durge
3,
S. Puspamitra
1,
S. Mahapatra
1,
G. K. Kamble
3,
M. S. Gaikwad
3,
A. M. Nimkar
3,
S. V. Bobade
3,
S. G. Anantwar
3,
S. Patil
3,
K. M. Gaikwad
3,
V. T. Sahu
3,
H. Bhondwe
3,
S. S. Dohtre
3,
S. Gharami
3,
S. G. Khapekar
3,
A. Koyal
5,
Sujatha
5,
B. M. N. Reddy
5,
P. Sreekumar
5,
D. P. Dutta
9,
L. Gogoi
9,
V. N. Parhad
1,
A. S. Halder
7,
R. Basu
7,
R. Singh
7,
B. L. Jat
7,
D. L. Oad
7,
N. R. Ola
7,
K. Wadhai
3,
M. Lokhande
3,
V. T. Dongare
3,
A. Hukare
3,
N. Bansod
3,
A. Kolhe
3,
J. Khuspure
3,
H. Kuchankar
3,
D. Balbuddhe
3,
S. Sheikh
3,
B. P. Sunitha
6,
B. Mohanty
5,
D. Hazarika
9,
S. Majumdar
7,
R. S. Garhwal
8,
A. Sahu
11,
A. Kumar
10,
N. Gautam
3,
B. A. Telpande
3,
A. M. Nimje
3,
C. Likhar
3,
S. Thakre
3
Affiliations
1 Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
2 2Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
3 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
4 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru 502 324, India
5 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
6 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
7 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
8 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
9 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
10 National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau 275 101, India
11 Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur 440 010, India
1 Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
2 2Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
3 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
4 International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru 502 324, India
5 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
6 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
7 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
8 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
9 Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
10 National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau 275 101, India
11 Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur 440 010, India
Understanding the physical quality of soil that influences its hydraulic behaviour helps in formulating appropriate water management strategies for sustainable crop production. Saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) is a key factor governing the hydraulic properties of soils. Ks can be estimated through various techniques. In the present article we have developed and validated the regression models to predict Ks of the soils of the Indo- Gangetic Plains (IGP) and the black soil regions (BSR) under different bioclimatic systems. While particle size distribution was found to be a key factor to predict Ks of the BSR soils, organic carbon was found useful for the IGP soils. Moreover, the models for Ks of both soils were strengthened by putting in CaCO3 and exchangeable sodium percentage content. It seems there is ample scope to study the interaction process for revising Ks to desired levels through management practices in these two important food-growing zones. An index of soil physical quality, derived from the inflection points of the soil moisture characteristic curves could well explain the impact of management practices on soil physical quality.
Keywords
Index, Management, Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Physical Quality.
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Understanding the physical quality of soil that influences its hydraulic behaviour helps in formulating appropriate water management strategies for sustainable crop production. Saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) is a key factor governing the hydraulic properties of soils. Ks can be estimated through various techniques. In the present article we have developed and validated the regression models to predict Ks of the soils of the Indo- Gangetic Plains (IGP) and the black soil regions (BSR) under different bioclimatic systems. While particle size distribution was found to be a key factor to predict Ks of the BSR soils, organic carbon was found useful for the IGP soils. Moreover, the models for Ks of both soils were strengthened by putting in CaCO3 and exchangeable sodium percentage content. It seems there is ample scope to study the interaction process for revising Ks to desired levels through management practices in these two important food-growing zones. An index of soil physical quality, derived from the inflection points of the soil moisture characteristic curves could well explain the impact of management practices on soil physical quality.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv107%2Fi9%2F1440-1451
Authors
Mausumi Raychaudhuri
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
D. K. Kundu
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
Ashwani Kumar
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
K. G. Mandal
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
S. Raychaudhuri
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
G. Kar
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
T. Bhattacharyya
2Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
2Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
D. Sarkar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
D. K. Pal
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru 502 324, India
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheru 502 324, India
D. K. Mandal
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
J. Prasad
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
G. S. Sidhu
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
K. M. Nair
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
A. K. Sahoo
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
T. H. Das
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
R. S. Singh
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
C. Mandal
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
R. Srivastava
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
T. K. Sen
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. Chatterji
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
P. Chandran
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. K. Ray
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
N. G. Patil
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
G. P. Obireddy
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. K. Mahapatra
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
K. S. Anil Kumar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
K. Das
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
A. K. Singh
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
S. K. Reza
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
D. Dutta
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
S. Srinivas
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
P. Tiwary
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
K. Karthikeyan
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
M. V. Venugopalan
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
K. Velmourougane
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
A. Srivastava
National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau 275 101, India
National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau 275 101, India
S. L. Durge
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. Puspamitra
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
S. Mahapatra
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
G. K. Kamble
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
M. S. Gaikwad
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
A. M. Nimkar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. V. Bobade
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. G. Anantwar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. Patil
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
K. M. Gaikwad
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
V. T. Sahu
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
H. Bhondwe
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. S. Dohtre
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. Gharami
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. G. Khapekar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
A. Koyal
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
Sujatha
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
B. M. N. Reddy
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
P. Sreekumar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
D. P. Dutta
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
L. Gogoi
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
V. N. Parhad
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
Directorate of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751 023, India
A. S. Halder
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
R. Basu
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
R. Singh
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
B. L. Jat
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
D. L. Oad
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
N. R. Ola
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
K. Wadhai
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
M. Lokhande
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
V. T. Dongare
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
A. Hukare
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
N. Bansod
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
A. Kolhe
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
J. Khuspure
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
H. Kuchankar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
D. Balbuddhe
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. Sheikh
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
B. P. Sunitha
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Bangalore 560 024, India
B. Mohanty
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, New Delhi 110 012, India
D. Hazarika
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Jorhat 785 004, India
S. Majumdar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Kolkata 700 091, India
R. S. Garhwal
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Udaipur 313 001, India
A. Sahu
Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur 440 010, India
Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur 440 010, India
A. Kumar
National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau 275 101, India
National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms, Mau 275 101, India
N. Gautam
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
B. A. Telpande
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
A. M. Nimje
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
C. Likhar
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
S. Thakre
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Regional Centre, National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur 440 033, India
Abstract
Understanding the physical quality of soil that influences its hydraulic behaviour helps in formulating appropriate water management strategies for sustainable crop production. Saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) is a key factor governing the hydraulic properties of soils. Ks can be estimated through various techniques. In the present article we have developed and validated the regression models to predict Ks of the soils of the Indo- Gangetic Plains (IGP) and the black soil regions (BSR) under different bioclimatic systems. While particle size distribution was found to be a key factor to predict Ks of the BSR soils, organic carbon was found useful for the IGP soils. Moreover, the models for Ks of both soils were strengthened by putting in CaCO3 and exchangeable sodium percentage content. It seems there is ample scope to study the interaction process for revising Ks to desired levels through management practices in these two important food-growing zones. An index of soil physical quality, derived from the inflection points of the soil moisture characteristic curves could well explain the impact of management practices on soil physical quality.
Keywords
Index, Management, Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity, Soil Physical Quality.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv107%2Fi9%2F1440-1451