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VOL. 5, ISSUE 2 (2023)
Effect of land use systems on various soil properties under Mokokchung district of Nagaland
Authors
Ajungla Longchar, A K Singh, Sentimenla, Merasenla Ao
Abstract
A soil survey was conducted under Mokokchung district of Nagaland to
study the effect of land use systems viz., forest, kitchen, jhum,
banana and tapioca on soil properties. From the experiment it was found that
the pH of the different land use systems were strong to moderately acidic with normal
electrical conductivity and low cation exchange capacity. On an average, the
bulk density varied from 1.12 to 1.18 g cm-3, particle density varied
from 2.29 to 2.37 g cm⁻³ and porosity ranged from 49.77 to 51.05%. On the basis
of nutrient index, the soils were found to be high in organic carbon content
and medium in available N, P, K and S under the
different land use systems. It was found that the effect of land use systems
had a significant effect on soil physicochemical properties such as cation
exchange capacity, bulk density, particle density and porosity, soil fertility
properties such as organic carbon, available nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur
and soil acidity parameters such as total potential acidity, exchangeable
acidity, exchangeable Al3+, exchangeable H+ and extractable
acidity.
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Pages:14-18
How to cite this article:
Ajungla Longchar, A K Singh, Sentimenla, Merasenla Ao "Effect of land use systems on various soil properties under Mokokchung district of Nagaland". International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Vol 5, Issue 2, 2023, Pages 14-18
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