International Journal of Contemporary Research In Multidisciplinary, 2023;2(6):44-51
Assessing Agricultural Soil Variability in Mandal Taluka, Ahmedabad, Gujarat: Implications for Crop Suitability and Ecosystem Dynamics
Author Name: Saif Bakr Hamoodi and Hiteshkumar Arvind Solanki
Abstract
Land degradation poses a significant threat to food security and socioeconomic well-being, exacerbated by various human activities such as construction, dumping, deep plowing, continuous agricultural land use, deforestation, changes in land use, alterations in land topography, deep soil modifications, regulation of soil water, excessive use of nutrition and fertilizers, and heavy reliance on pesticides and insecticides, resulting in nutrient depletion and loss of topsoil. There is an urgent need for a thorough reevaluation of soil conditions to enhance soil quality. This paper presents a study focused on the physicochemical parameters of soil in Mandal Taluka, Gujarat.
Keywords
Soil Variability, Crop Suitability, Pesticides, Fertilizers, Boron, Gossypium herbaceum