Characterization of rice growing soils of Reowti block of Ballia district U.P.

Abstract

A depth wise soil study was carried out in three villages namely; Trikalpur, Bishunpura and Naina of Reoti Block of Ballia district Uttar Pradesh. Depth wise soilproperties of pedon 1 (Trikalpur), pedon 2 (Bishunpura) and pedon 3(Naina) land was suitable for possible crops cultivation. Soil pH of all pedons as depth wise seen increasing range towords alkaline from upper soil (0-15 cm) to the lower depth (120-150 cm) in all pedons, its range from 7.3 to 8.2. But their was not substantial difference in EC of soils, bulk density of pedon 1 was lower than other pedon, due to decreasing in organic carbon leads to increase the mineral contents. The grater amount of organic carbon, available N,P,K, and S was found in at 0-15 cm depth, there after decreasing with increasing depth of all pedon. Variation in other soil properties such as soil pH, EC, bulk density, water holding capacity, soil texture, calcium carbonate, exchangeable Ca++ and Mg++ and DTPA extractable Fe, Cu, Zn and Mn was also observec in scatterd pattern in all profile. Thus no clear horizons development in selected village pedon showed very shallow soil depth because all pedon have observed sand layer at 120-150 cm depth.