Delineation of soil fertility status of Reoti block of Ballia district (U. P.)

Abstract

The experiment was carried out by collected surface soil samples from 30 villages composite surface soil sample (0-15 cm) from villages of Reoti block of Ballia district to evaluated soil fertility status viz. physico-chemical and chemical properties of soil for nutrients index by used of standard procedure. The pH value of soils of Reoti block varied from 7.50 to 8.82 , soil EC value have ranged from 1.00 to 1.08 dSm -1 , bulk density ranged from 1.28 to1.58 Mg m-3 Water Holding Capacity was of different village with mean value of 43.26 %, Organic carbon content was ranged from 0.15 to 0.92 %, available nitrogen content were varied from 192.76 to 300.52 kgha-1 , available phosphorus content was 9.50 to 15.80 kg ha-1 , available potassium was ranged from 358.4 to 492.8 kg ha-1 , available sulphur was varied from 4.30 to 6.10 mg kg-1 , free CaCO3 content was ranged from 0.87 to 2.5 %. The nutrient index value of Reoti block soil samples for available nitrogen 1.16, available phosphorus 1.96 and available potassium was 3.0 respectively