Assessment of soil fertility under different land uses in Sevai river of Uttar Pradesh

Abstract

A study was conducted Rasoolpur village of Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh of India. 70 Sample were collected from study area in which 50 sample from level land and 20 sample from slopy land for evaluating physical properties bulk density, particle density and porosity, and chemical properties pH, EC, Organic carbon, soil macronutrient N, P, and K. It can be concluded that the soils were neutral to slightly alkaline in reaction. All soils were observed low in organic carbon, available nitrogen and potassium, while available phosphorus was in medium category. Soils of slopy land were lower in fertility, compared to level agriculture land soils due to soil erosion and low nutrient retention capacity. It is suggested that farmers should follow soil test based fertilizer recommendation to get higher yield. Construction of bunds across the slope, use of erosion resisting crop and cover crop should be practiced to minimize adverse effect of slope in slopy land soils.