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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2020, Volume : 8, Issue : 1
First page : (204) Last page : (212)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.7984

Estimation of Soil Loss and Soil Erodibility for Different Crops, Nutrient Managements and Soil Series

Sushma Parmar* and Sanjay K. Sharma
College of Agriculture, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Indore,
Madhya Pradesh-452001, India    
*Corresponding Author E-mail: parmarsushma.13@gmail.com
Received: 9.01.2019  |  Revised: 15.02.2020   |  Accepted: 23.02.2020 

 ABSTRACT

In present study the weather data of 81 years (1930-2010) of Indore was analyzed and studied. The rainfall data was used for calculating the soil loss under three cropping system (soybean, cereals and fruit plantation), three management practices (conventional tillage, ridge and furrow system and no tillage system) and four different slopes (0.5, 1≤ to <3, 1≤ to <3 and >5). Similarly, the soil erodibility was estimated for five different soil series viz. Sarol, Kamliakheri, Baloda, panchdheria, Malikheri and Jindakheri. The results of the present study revealed that soil loss decreased with decrease in slope. Similarly, the soil loss found higher under conventional tillage as compared to the ridge and furrow system and no tillage system. The soybean cropping found more vulnerable to the soil loss whereas the orchard system found most safe for soil erosion. The data on soil erodibility revealed that the Pancgheria and Malikheri soil series showed lowest whereas Sarol, Kamliakheri, Jindakheri and Baloda soil series showed the highest erodibility.

Keywords: Soil erodibility, Soil loss, Soil erosion, Soil series, Soil management, Cropping system

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Cite this article: Parmar, S. & Sharma, S.K. (2020). Estimation of Soil Loss and Soil Erodibility for Different Crops, Nutrient Managements and Soil Series, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 8(1), 204-212. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.7984