Taxonomical Approach on Different Soil Types of Kalyana Karnataka, India
Kiranakumara *
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, UAS, Raichur, India.
Rudramurthy H. V.
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Bheemarayanagudi, UAS, Raichur, India.
Basavaraj K.
Department of Soil Science Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Kalaburgi, UAS, Raichur, India.
Rajesh N. L.
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, College of Agriculture, Raichur, UAS, Raichur, India.
Channabsavanna A. S.
Department of Agronomy, UAS, Raichur, India.
Sathishkumar U.
Department of Soil and Water Engineering, College of Agricultural Engineering, Raichur, UAS, Raichur UAS, Raichur, India.
Vijaya Wali
Department of Agricultural Economics, UAS, Raichur, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The three types of soils namely red, lateritic and black soils from Kalyana Karnataka, India, belonged to selected soil series derived from diversified geology, topography, climate and vegetation were characterized and classified based on geomorphological, morphological, physical and chemical soil properties. Red and lateritic soils series other than Badrapur, Kodambal, Rummanagunda and Kallarahatti series were classified as Typic Haplustepts while Badrapur, Kodambal, Rummanagunda and Kallarahatti series as Lithic Haplustepts at sub group level. All the black soils series other than Margutti series were keyed out as Typic Haplusterts while Margutti series as Lithic Haplusterts at subgroup level.
Keywords: Inceptisol, vertisol, taxonomy