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International Journal of AgroChemistry Original Research

Soil Fertility Assessment of Selected Villages in Bhuban Block, Dhenkanal, Odisha, India

  1. Truptimayee Pattnaik Department of Basic Science and Humanities, Gandhi Institute of Excellent Technocrats, Ghangapatna, Bhubaneswar
  2. Prava Kiran Dash Regional Research and Technology Transfer Station, Mahisapat
  3. Antaryami Mishra Department of Soil Science, College of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of agricultural sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar
  4. Swarnaprava Sahu Department of Basic Science and Humanities, Gandhi Institute of Excellent Technocrats, Ghangapatna

Abstract

Using the Global Positioning System (GPS), the soil fertility condition of the Bhuban block in the Dhenkanal district of Odisha was prepared. In 5 villages in the Bhuban block of the Dhenkanal district, located in the central mid-tableland Agroclimatic region of Odisha, India, a study on the status of soil fertility was conducted.

It is evident that the Bhuban block's several villages have varying textural classes, from loam to sand. In this block, the percentage of sand in the surface soil ranged from 67.6% to 83.0%.Silt percentages ranged from 5.4% to 16.9%. Clay percentages ranged from 9.4% to 21.0%. In Bhuban block brown colour soils were discovered. The pH of the soil varied between 4.62 and 7.21, averaging at 5.3. The soil's organic carbon varied between 0.118 – 1.025 g/kg, with an average of 0.546 g/kg. The available N content varied from 113.75 – 165.00 kg/ha and the mean was 143.07 kg/ha. The available P content varied from 0.74 -10.53 kg/ha and the mean was 4.84 kg/ha. The available K content varied from 68.32 – 300.16 kg/ha and the mean was 117.82 kg/ha. The available S content varied from 5.25 – 19.95 mg/kg and the mean was 12.38 mg/kg. The hot water soluble B content varied from 0.32-0.92 mg/kg with a mean value 0.54 mg/kg.

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