Soil fertility status of available sulfur in soil through soil fertility mapping using GPS and GIS Techniques of Dharmaur micro-watershed Jagdalpur block, Bastar District of (C.G.) State

Abstract

The present study on the soil fertility status of available Sulfur in soil by soil fertility mapping using GPS and GIS techniques of the Dharmaur microwatershed Jagdalpur block, Bastar district of C.G. was conducted during 2017-18. The focus here was to prepare soil fertility mapping using GPS and GIS techniques. Sulfur is one of the important plant nutrient among 17 essential plant nutrients. It is essential for the growth and development of all crops. Without exception most of a plants requirement of S is absorbed through the roots in the sulphate (SO4) form. Like any essential nutrient, sulfur also has certain specific functions to perform in the plant Thus, S deficiencies can only be corrected by the application of S fertilizer. A total of 382 soil samples were collected from the area covering most of Dharmaur, Kumhrawand and Tekameta villages and the study area is surrounded by Kumhrawand village to the East, Tekameta village to the West, Indravati river to the North and Bhadisgaon & Biringpal villages to the South.