Physico-chemical properties in soils from Washi tahsil of Osmanabad district

Abstract

A survey was conducted to know physico-chemical properties in soils from Washi Tehsil of Osmanabad district by GIS technique. For this purpose 180 soil samples were collected from 30 villages of Washi tahsil according to their representative depths during the year 2012-2013. Collected soil samples were categorized into different soil orders. From each village 2 soil samples of Vertisol (> 30 cm), Inceptisol (10-30 cm) and Entisol (0-10 cm) were collected. These soil samples were analysed for physico-chemical properties. In physical analysis, bulk density, particle density, porosity, soil colour were studied. Average bulk density, particle density, porosity 1.53 Mg m-3, 2.39 Mg m-3, 35.95 per cent, respectively. The soils under the study were neutral to alkaline in reaction, safe in electrical conductivity, low to moderate in organic carbon content and non-calcareous to calcareous in nature.