Identification of Suitable Sites for Plant Growth Using Multicriteria Technique and Physico-chemical Properties of Soils from Yerala River Catchment area, Western India

Authors

  • Mustaq Shaikh Department of Geology, Savitribai Phule Pune University (Formerly University of Pune), Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India
  • Juan Mandy Department of Geology, Savitribai Phule Pune University (Formerly University of Pune), Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India
  • Bhavana N Umrikar Department of Geology, Savitribai Phule Pune University (Formerly University of Pune), Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India
  • Pramod Kamble Department of Environmental Sciences, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India
  • Milind A. Herlekar Department of Geology, Savitribai Phule Pune University (Formerly University of Pune), Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India
  • Prafull B Kamble Department of Geology, Savitribai Phule Pune University (Formerly University of Pune), Pune, Maharashtra 411007, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Soil, Rainfall, Elevation, Soil Physicochemical Parameters

Abstract

The soil samples from the Yerala river basin situated in a semi-arid region have been analyzed for the  various physico-chemical properties. The LULC map of the region was created to understand the  distribution of land for various anthropogenic uses. Total 24 soil samples were analyzed using the  standard techniques for the properties like pH, EC, sodium, potassium, and chloride. The pH of soil  samples ranges from 7.6 to 8.65; electrical conductivity ranges from 0.13 to 0.38 mS/cm; sodium  concentration varied from 6.0 to 33 meq/100g; potassium ranges from 0.6 to 3.5 meq/100g; and chloride  values range between 10.63 and 24.85 mg/kg. These soil properties in the region were interpolated using  a standard geostatistical tool Inverse Distance Weighted (IDW). The components such as elevation,  slope, aspect, drainage density etc. unraveled the terrain features of the region. The study helped  providing suitable locations for plant growth as well as the information and understanding of large-scale  paddy cultivation in the study region. The good suitable class of agricultural land was calculated to be  229.56 sqkm (31.1%); very good suitable class covers 352.93 sq. km area (47.81%); and excellent  suitable class is of 13.52 sq. km (1.83%). The region along with its good groundwater potential seems to  be a favorable area for cultivation provided some organic/chemical treatments need to be carried out in  the region to tackle the soil alkalinity and salinity issues.  

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Published

2021-12-15

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Vol. 40 No. 2 (2021): Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences Geology (Jul-Dec) 2021

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Shaikh, M., Mandy, J., Umrikar, B.N., Kamble, P., Herlekar, M.A., & Kamble, P.B. (2021). Identification of Suitable Sites for Plant Growth Using Multicriteria Technique and Physico-chemical Properties of Soils from Yerala River Catchment area, Western India . Bulletin of Pure and Applied Sciences-Geology , 40(2), 271–287. https://doi.org/10.48165/
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