Land Evaluation for Site Specific Pigeon Pea (Cajanus cajan) - Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Management - A Case Study of Mormanchi Microwatershed, Gulbarga District, Karnataka, India

Soil-site suitability evaluation for millets cultivation in Tatrakallu village of Anantapuramu district of Andhrapradesh

“…Soil series such as TTK3, TTK9, TTK11, TTK12 and TTK13 were not suitable (N) for growing all the crops namely sorghum, pearl millet, fox tail millet and little millets crops with limitations of rooting depth, alkalinity, texture, slope, organic carbon, pH and gravelliness. Similar results were found by Hegde et al (2018) [5] in Matki -3 microwatershed of Karnataka. All the above said limitations can be managed by adopting management practices such as, lowering down soil pH by application of amendments like gypsum or locally available spent wash or pressmud compost.…”

Suitability evaluation for pigeon pea in southern transition zone of Karnataka Plateau, India

“…Systemic study of soil as natural resource provides information on nature and type of soil, their constraints, potentials, capabilities and their suitability for various uses (Sehgal, 1996).Thus, it is crucial to evaluate soil-site suitability of crops to identify potential for particular area for enhancing the productivity of crop and to increase use efficiency of resources. Land suitability evaluation for legumes like chickpea (Meena et al, 2012), pigeonpea (Shivaramu, 2012;Hegde et al, 2017) and groundnut Gundalia, 2009 and2010) have been reported. Shivaramu (2012) and Hegde et al (2017) evaluated Kuthanagere watershed of Bangalore rural district and Mormanchi watershed of Gulburga district, Northern Karnataka, respectively and identified suitable areas for pigeon pea.…”

“…Land suitability evaluation for legumes like chickpea (Meena et al, 2012), pigeonpea (Shivaramu, 2012;Hegde et al, 2017) and groundnut Gundalia, 2009 and2010) have been reported. Shivaramu (2012) and Hegde et al (2017) evaluated Kuthanagere watershed of Bangalore rural district and Mormanchi watershed of Gulburga district, Northern Karnataka, respectively and identified suitable areas for pigeon pea. However, such information on soils of Southern transition zone of Karnataka plateau is very scanty, where sizable area is under pigeon pea cultivation (4817 ha).…”