International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 1
First page : (1645) Last page : (1651)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6115

Soil Chemical Properties under Different Horticultural Cropping Systems with Different Depth

Bhavya V. P.*, Anil Kumar S., Ashok Alur, Shivakumar K. M. and Shivanna M.
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Horticulture, Bengaluru-560 065, Karnataka
*Corresponding Author E-mail: ammushetty1993@gmail.com
Received: 21.12.2017  |  Revised: 26.01.2018   |  Accepted: 3.02.2018  

 ABSTRACT

The main objective of this study was to assess the chemical properties of soils under different a cropping system which was conducted at Bengaluru, Karnataka during 2015. Soil samples were collected at 0-15, 15-30, 30-50 and 50-100 cm from five horticultural areas (cultivated with mango, cashew, rose, vegetable and medicinal and aromatic crops), the soils of experimental site was sandy loam with slightly acidic to neutral in reaction. The results showed that all the available nutrients were higher at surface soil (0-15 cm) which was decreased with increase in soil depth in all the selected horticultural crops. Mango and cashew had the highest available N, P, K, Ca, Mg and sulphur as compared to the annual crops. The DTPA-extractable Fe, Zn, Cu and Mn were also higher in these soils (perennial crops).

Key words: Cropping systems, Macronutrients, Micronutrients.

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Cite this article: Bhavya, V.P., Kumar, S.A., Alur, A., Shivakumar, K.M. and Shivanna, M., Soil Chemical Properties under Different Horticultural Cropping Systems with Different Depth, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(1): 1645-1651 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.6115