Ruchi Pandey*, Shailni Singh
Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, Uttarakhand Open University, Teenpani Bypass Road , Haldwani Nainital, Uttarakhand, India
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ABSTRACT
Background: Soil physical properties are related to the soils other properties such as soil fertility, soil erosion, and soil manure, and crop yield etc. These properties evolution is important because it is the best indicators for soil health. Soil quality can be define as the fitness of a specific kind of soil, to function within its capacity within natural or manage ecosystem boundaries to sustain plant and animal productivity, maintain and enhance water and air quality and support human health and habitation. Morphological and physical properties of soil are important indicators of the soil fertility. Objectives: Effect of physical properties on Organic Carbon and Organic Matter of Hill and Tarai region (U.S.Nager) soil: A Comparative study in Uttarakhand, India. Results: The soil texture of most of the sites of Tarai region (2006) Uttarakhand (India) was silty clay loam. The mean values of pH, CEC, SOC and organic matter are 7.24, 14.94 (milleq/100 g), 0.675%, 0.937 respectively. Similarly in hill region ,Uttarakhand (2010) the soil texture, pH, CEC,SOC and organic matter, clay, values varied from sandy loam and loamy sand with mean values of 6.41 , 17.69 (milleq/100 g) , 3.23% ,5.554 respectively. Conclusion: From the result it can be concluded that, soil from hill region has acidic pH shows more CEC, soil organic carbon percentage and organic matter. While soil from Tarai region has neutral or slightly alkaline pH which shows decrease in CEC, soil organic carbon percentage and organic matter.
Keywords: Soil, Physical Properties Soil Texture, PH, Soil Organic Carbon %, Organic Matter
Citation: Ruchi Pandey, Shailni Singh. Effect of Physical Properties on Organic Carbon and Organic Matter of Hill and Tarai Region (U.S.Nager) Soil: A Comparative Study in Uttarakhand, India. Canadian Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2023; 11 (2): 49-56.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.14206/canad.j.clin.nutr.2023.02.04