Vol. 6, Issue 4 (2018)
Soil suitability evaluation for cotton using analytical hierarchic process
Author(s): Nirmal Kumar, SK Singh, VN Mishra, GP Obi Reddy, RK Bajpai and RR Saxena
Abstract: The aim of this study was to determine soil suitability for cotton cultivation in semi-arid region of Hinganghat tehsil, Wardha district, Maharashtra, India where the probability of crop failure for average yield of cotton is reported highest and the farmers have been experiencing distress situation over the last two decades. The ‘‘Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)’’ method, commonly used in soil suitability analysis, was used in this study. AHP is additive weighing model where the weights for the suitability criteria and the scores of each alternative are calculated by experts’ pair wise comparisons. Six soil series reported in the tehsil namely, Bothali, Chanakpur, Waigaon, Hewan, Karla, and Lasanpur with varying properties were selected for analysis. Soil organic matter, soil depth, soil drainage condition, and clay with associated properties were selected as suitability criteria. The weights of the parameters selected were found to be in order: depth (56%), clay properties (26%), organic carbon (12%), and drainage (6%). The result indicates that the suitability of the soil series for cotton cultivation decreases in order from Hewan, Bothali, Lasanpur, waigaon, Karla, and Chanakpur.
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Nirmal Kumar, SK Singh, VN Mishra, GP Obi Reddy, RK Bajpai, RR Saxena. Soil suitability evaluation for cotton using analytical hierarchic process. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(4):1570-1576.
