Vol. 10, Issue 2 (2021)

Author(s):
Tarun Kumar, Nitin Tanwar, KK Bhardwaj, Prashant Kaushik and Lalit Kumar

Abstract:
Here an investigation regarding soil characteristics under Eucalyptus tereticornis agroforestry at two depths (up to 30cm and 30 to 60cm), was carried out at Research Farm of the Department of Forestry, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar during 2019. Samples were gathered at a distance of 5, 10, 15, and 20 m from the E. tereticornis plantation. We analyzed the pH, electrical conductivity (EC), natural substance (OM), P, K and micronutrients (Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn). With an alkaline pH, the organic matter was deficient in both depths. In micronutrients, Zn was inadequate at both depths, Cu was marginal at up to 30 cm, Fe was deficient at both depths; Mn was inadequate at up to 30 cm thirty cm as well as marginal at 60 cm depth.