EFFECT OF CULTIVATION OF CITRUS ON SOIL ORGANIC CARBON AND NUTRIENT STATUS
Journal Title: International Journal of Agriculture Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 9, Issue 8
Abstract
Citrus is grown on a large scale in sub-tropical region and it is a rich source of vitamin C. India being the third largest producer, the impact of cultivation of citrus fruit on soil properties is important to study. Haryana account a large contribution in the production of citrus. Long term cultivation imparts certain physico- chemical changes in the soil and also enhances the nutrients of the soil. The experiment conducted revealed that the content of organic carbon increases 14.50% in the soil under long term cultivation of citrus as compared to the soil of control site (path) near the field. It also decreases the pH and EC of the soil and enhances the content of both macro and micro nutrients. However, the content of iron and potassium decreases in the cultivated soil as compared to uncultivated soil. Thus from the study, it was concluded that cultivation of citrus in long term basis enhances the soil health.
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USHA KAUSHIK
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