Soil Suitability Assessment for Sustainable Production of Vegetable Crops in Northern Semi-Arid Region of India
International Journal of Agricultural Policy and Research Vol.4 (3), pp. 52-61, March 2016 Available online at http://www.journalissues.org/IJAPR/ http://dx.doi.org/10.15739/IJAPR.16.008 Copyright © 2016 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article ISSN 2350-1561 Original Research Article Soil suitability assessment for sustainable production of vegetable crops in Northern semi-arid region of India Received 23 February, 2016 Revised 14 March, 2016 Accepted 17 March, 2016 Published 22 March, 2016 *1Amara Denis M.K., A soil suitability evaluation of Singhanhalli-Bogur microwatershed in the 2Patil P.L., 3Gali S.K. Northern Transition Zone of India was undertaken in the present study in order to define the soil fitness for the production of tomato and cabbage, two and major vegetables that have commanded high premium in the India vegetable 4 Quee, D.D. market. The methodology employed involved matching land quality attributes that most influence crop suitability with biophysical requirements 1Department of Soil Science, (crop criteria) for growing tomato and cabbage. The suitability assessment School of Agriculture, Njala for both crops was conducted using the method described in FAO guidelines University, Sierra Leone of land evaluation for rainfed agriculture. Four soil series and twelve soil 2Department of Soil Science and associations were identified and assessed for their suitability for growing Agricultural Chemistry, College of tomato and cabbage. Overall, the soil-site characteristics of the study area Agriculture, University of revealed that soils are suitable for tomato and cabbage production. Climate, Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, with the exception of total annual rainfall, topography, drainage and soil 580005, Karnataka, India toxicity were highly suitable for growing tomato and cabbage in the study 3Department of Environmental area.
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