Soil Suitability Evaluation for Rice (Oryza sativa) in the Chikkarasinakere Hobli, Mandya district of Karnataka

Author: R.S. Meena* and Ashok Kumar

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Abstract

The study aimed at assessing the suitability of rice (Oryza sativa) in the soils of Chikkarsinkere Hobli using land resource inventory database on 1:12,500 scale. Thirteen typical pedons were studied for their suitability to grow rice. Dominant soil physico-chemical properties such as texture, depth, drainage, pH, EC etc., were correlated with crop suitability criteria. The soil of the Chikkarsinkere series found to be highly suitable (S1) for rice cultivation whereas, severity of soil limitations such as soil texture, gravel and pH render the soils less suitable to not suitable. The study will be of great helps to various stakeholders such as land user farmers, policy planners and administrators for selecting crops and cropping systems in a particular area.

Keywords

Rice; Soil suitability evaluation.