CHARACTERIZATION OF SOILS AND UNDER GROUND WATER QUALITY OF MAHISAGAR DISTRICT OF GUJARAT
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2019
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Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry B. A. College of Agriculture Anand Agricultural University, Anand
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An attempt has been made in the present study to evaluate the physical and chemical properties and fertility status of soils and quality of underground (well/tube well) water by collecting 180 underground irrigation water samples and 180 surface soil samples from cultivated fields of Mahisagar district.
The mean bulk density value of the soils of Mahisagar district was 1.32Mg m-3 and it was ranged from 1.23 to 1.45 Mg m-3.The mean particle density value of the soils of Mahisagar district was 2.53 Mg m-3 and it was ranged widely from 2.32 to 2.78 Mg m-3.The porosity of soils ranged from 37.07 to 51.50 per cent with a mean value of 47.97 per cent. The overall range of MWHC was 29.25 to 64.23 per cent with a mean value of 45.97 per cent.