PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND FERTILITY STATUS OF SOILS OF DUBAHAR BLOCK OF DISTRICT BALLIA, UTTAR PRADESH

A. RANJAN¹*, R.P. SINGH², A.K. SINGH^3
1Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Udai Pratap P.G. College, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221003, India
²Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Udai Pratap P.G. College, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221003, India
³Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Shri Murli Manohar Post Graduate College, Ballia, 277001, JNC University, Basantpur, 277301, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : aksinghtdc@rediffmail.com

Received : 01-11-2018     Accepted : 27-11-2018     Published : 30-11-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 22       Pages : 7522 - 7527
Int J Agr Sci 10.22 (2018):7522-7527

Keywords : Soil fertility, pH, nitrogen content
Academic Editor : Dr Vijaya Lakshmi V, Dr Sajeena S
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science, Udai Pratap P.G. College, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221003, India for financial support for this research work
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

A soil fertility study was conducted in ten village of Dubahar Block of Ballia district by taken surface soil sampling. Soil pH of Dubahar block soils were varied from 6.62- 8.17, EC value ranged between 0.12 - 0.13, Bd of soils ranged from 1.36 to 1.42, organic carbon status ranged from 0.426-0.90 %, available nitrogen content varied from 315.64 to 406.45 kg ha-1, available phosphorus status ranging from 15.41 to 16.48 kg ha-1 and available potassium ranged from 136.64 to 149.69 kg ha-1 in the soils studied area. The studied information indicated the lower fertility status for phosphorus and medium for nitrogen and potassium while pH, EC and organic carbon content in considerable range.

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