Vol. 6, Issue 6 (2018)
Characterization and classification of cultivated soils surrounding Ramakrishnapur open cast coal mine area of Telangana state
Author(s): J Kamalakar, G Jayasree, T Ramprakash, M Yakadri and S Narendar Reddy
Abstract: Six typical pedons representing cultivated soils surrounding Ramakrishnapur open cast area of Telangana State viz., soils developed from granite-gnesis parent material under varying landuse were studied for their morphological characteristics, physical and physic-chemical properties. These soils were neutral to moderately alkaline in reaction, non-saline, deep to very deep in depth and had isomegathermic and ustic soil moisture temperature regime. Texture, Organic Carbon, CEC and Base saturation were varied from sandy loam to sandy clayloam in texture, 1.4 to 4.7 g kg-1, 6.90 to 20.4 cmol (p+) kg-1 and 54.01 to 92.04 percent respectively. Soils were low to medium in available N, low to high in available P, medium to high in available K and sufficient in available sulphur. The DTPA-extractable Zn and Fe were deficient to sufficient, whereas, DTPA-extractable Cu and Mn were sufficient. Pedons 1, 3 and 5 were grouped under Inceptisols and were classified as Typic Haplustepts whereas pedon 4 was placed under Entisol and was classified as Typic Ustorthents, where as pedon 2 was placed under Alfisol and was classified as Typic Haplustalfs. All the soils of the study area were cultivated agricultural land.
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J Kamalakar, G Jayasree, T Ramprakash, M Yakadri, S Narendar Reddy. Characterization and classification of cultivated soils surrounding Ramakrishnapur open cast coal mine area of Telangana state. Int J Chem Stud 2018;6(6):2821-2827.
