Table 2.
Soil Characteristics of irrigated and aerobic block of IIRR Farm, Hyderabad.
| Block | pH | SOM (%) | Avail N (kg/ha) |
Avail P (kg/ha) |
Avail K (kg/ha) |
Avail Fe (ppm) |
Avail Zn (ppm) |
Avail Mn (ppm) |
Avail Mg (meq/100 g) | Avail Ca (meq/100 g) | Avail S (ppm) |
Avail Cu (ppm) |
Soil Quality Index Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Irrigated (E4 plot) |
7.35 | 1.4 | 287 | 19 | 320 | 5.30 | 3.01 | 5.2 | 8.0 | 24 | 5 | 8.0 | Medium |
|
Direct seeded Aerobic (F9 plot) |
7.92 | 0.93 | 300 | 16 | 280 | 4.98 | 2.87 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 28 | 6 | 6.65 | Medium |