Facts of Calcareous Soils
S. Alagappan
Dept. of Agronomy, The Indian Agriculture College (Affiliated to the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University), Radhapuram, Tamil Nadu (627 111), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Calcareous soils, Nutrient constraints, Nutrient management, Production constraints
Abstract
Calcareous soil shares more than 30% soil of the world. A considerable portion of arable land of India is also covered by calcareous soil. These soils have potential to produce good crops. However, due to certain limitation (both physical and chemical) of the soil, a good crop yield is very often not realized. In this article, therefore, characteristics, nutrient constraints and their management in calcareous soil is discussed In this article, the facts of calcareous soil is being focussed, very limited information is available on calcareous soils; hence this article is being written.
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