SOIL HEALTH ASSESSMENT IN TEA GARDENS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH.
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Date
2019-07
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CSKHPKV, Palampur
Abstract
The soiill healltth assessmentt proviides an iinsiightt iintto soiill-rellatted consttraiintts and pottenttiialls
for susttaiinablle agriiculltturall pllanniing.. In tthe presentt iinvesttiigattiion,, 37 ttea orchards were sellectted att
random from ttea growiing areas of Hiimachall Pradesh tto sttudy variious soiill healltth iindiices//
attttriibuttes iin surface (0 - 0..30 m) and sub-surface (0..30 – 0..60 m) soiills and assess soiill healltth sttattus
of ttea gardens on tthe basiis of recommended sett of soiill healltth iindiicattors..
As regards diisttriibuttiion of soiill healltth iindiices,, physiicall soiill attttriibuttes iin surface soiill viiz..,,
ttextturall cllass,, bullk densiitty (Mg m--3),, porosiitty (%) and watter sttablle aggregattes (%) ranged from
lloamy sand tto sandy cllay,, 1..07 tto 1..58,, 40 tto 58 and 26 tto 59,, whereas chemiicall attttriibuttes,, namelly
soiill pH (1