Vol. 8, Issue 4 (2020)
Organic carbon status in flood affected high hills of Kerala
Author(s): Sreejitha M Babu and Naveen Leno
Abstract: The abnormally high rainfall received in Kerala from 1 June 2018 to 19 August 2018 resulted in severe flooding in 13 out of 14 districts in the state. Due to this heavy rainfall, flooding occurred in Kerala state and devastated most of the crops. The cumulative rainfall realised during 15-17 August 2018 resulted in a total of 414 mm for Kerala state with Idukki receiving 700 mm rainfall falling next to Peermade which received the highest rainfall of 800 mm. The paper focused on the effects of flooding on soil quality in southern high hills (AEU 14) of Idukki district, Kerala, for proper soil and flood management to avert soil degradation. The organic carbon content and the content of the available major primary nutrients nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in these soils were determined. Survey was conducted to identify the flood affected areas of AEU 14 in Idukki district and details were collected. Representative surface soil samples (0-20 cm) were collected from these locations of AEU 14. Majority of the soils are high in organic carbon (70.5%), 25.6% samples recorded medium. Only 3 samples out of 78 samples were low.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4ak.10111
Pages: 3033-3035 | 437 Views 88 Downloads
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Sreejitha M Babu, Naveen Leno. Organic carbon status in flood affected high hills of Kerala. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(4):3033-3035. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i4ak.10111
