Spatial Distribution of the Fertility Parameters in Sericulture Soil: A Case Study of Dimapur District, Nagaland

Dimapur (Nagaland, India) is dominated by undifferentiated hillside slopes and alluvial plains. The Muga and Eri silk industries are important cultural and economic activities for the inhabitants of Dimapur. Profitable silk production requires adequate quality and quantity of healthy leaves and is h...

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Published in:Land (Basel) 2023-04, Vol.12 (5), p.956
Main Authors: Jigyasu, Dharmendra Kumar, Kumar, Amit, Shabnam, Aftab Ahmad, Sharma, Gulshan Kumar, Jena, Roomesh Kumar, Das, Bachaspati, Naik, Vinodakumar Somashing, Ahmed, Siddique Ali, Kumari, Kasthala Mary Vijaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acidic soil
Acidic soils
Agriculture
Alluvial plains
Availability
Biodiversity
Carbon
Carbon content
chemical soil parameters
Composition
Distribution
Environmental aspects
Farms
fertility map
Geographic information systems
GIS
Host plants
Loam soils
Measurement
Micronutrients
multi-macronutrient map
Nutrient availability
Nutrients
Organic carbon
Organic soils
Rain
Remote sensing
Sericulture
Silk
Soil acidity
Soil analysis
Soil chemistry
Soil fertility
Soil pH
Soil surfaces
Soils
Spatial distribution
Sulfur
sulphur availability index
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Summary:Dimapur (Nagaland, India) is dominated by undifferentiated hillside slopes and alluvial plains. The Muga and Eri silk industries are important cultural and economic activities for the inhabitants of Dimapur. Profitable silk production requires adequate quality and quantity of healthy leaves and is highly dependent on the soil fertility of the region. Keeping this in view, the present study was carried out as a first attempt to prepare a geographic information system (GIS) map for Muga and Eri soils in Dimapur, Nagaland. A total 65 surface (0–15 cm) soil samples from Muga farms and 79 surface soil samples from Eri farms were collected and analysed for soil pH, organic carbon content and availability of macro- and micronutrients. Soils of both Muga and Eri farms were found to be extremely (
ISSN:2073-445X
2073-445X
DOI:10.3390/land12050956