Author(s):

Rajesh NL, R Meenkshi Bai, V Rajesh, U Sathishkumar, SN Bhat and HV Rudramurthy

Abstract: A detailed land resources inventory of Kalmali North-2 micro watershed was carried out at 1:8000 scale for deriving land capability and crop suitability classes. The micro watershed is located in Lingasugur taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka, India. Ten soil phase units with five soil series were identified through detailed soil resource study. The soil phase unit “RCRmB2” covered maximum area of 136 ha (20.14%) with very gently sloping and moderate erosion in the micro-watershed. Land capability classes in the study area are IIes, IIIes and IVes with limitations of soil erosion, texture, soil drainage, soil fertility and topography. Suitability assessment in micro-watershed showed that an area of 673 ha (99.95 %) was highly suitable (S1) for growing Custard apple and Musambi, marginally suitable (S3) for Mango, Sapota, Guava and Jackfruit with limitations of rooting condition and topography. Soil phase unit-wise crop plan with suitable interventions for field crops, horticultural crops, vegetables, millets and pulses were developed.

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