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Research Article Volume 3 Issue 1
Soil quality index and nutrient in badekhola and brindaban catchments, Nepal
Sharmila Nepal, Ram Asheshwar Mandal
Ranger, Banke National Park, Nepal
Central Department of Botany, Nepal
Received: October 26, 2017 | Published: February 19, 2018
Citation: Nepal S, Mandal RA. Soil quality index and nutrient in badekhola and brindaban catchments, Nepal. MOJ Eco Environ Sci. 2018;3(1):43-46. DOI: 10.15406/mojes.2018.03.00066
Abstract
Soil quality index is the indicator of soil health, physical and chemical properties. However such type of research was not done yet in catchments of Nepal. Thus this research was objectively carried out to assess the soil N, P, K and pH, soil texture and soil quality index. Badekhola and Brindaban catchments of Doti and Baitadi districts, Nepal were selected for the study site. Altogether 60 soil samples 30 from each catchment were gathered randomly from 0-10 and 10-30 cm soil pits. The collected soil samples were carried out in the lab for analysis. The result showed that silt content was the highest 66.35±1.47 at 0-10cm in Badekhola catchment and it was the lowest 58.25±2.74 at 10-30 cm in Brindaban catchment. The highest C was nearly 191.27±9.89 t ha-1 at 0-10 cm in Badekhola which was the least 25.82±5.7 t ha-1 at 10-30 cm in Brindaban catchment. The N, P and K were the highest 92.55±12.34, 43.33±2.98 and 435.7±98.9 kg/ha at 0-10 cm depth in Badekhola catchment. The highest pH was recorded 6.11±0.17 at 0-10 cm depth in Brindaban catchment. Two tailed independent t-test showed that there were significance differences in mean value of soil C, N, P and K at 0-10 cm soil depth at 95% confidence level between two Badekhola and Brindaban catchments. The calculated soil quality index was the best in both catchments which was slightly higher 1.39 in Badekhola than 1.3 in Brindaban catchment at 0-10 cm soil depth. The research will be useful for policy maker and scientific community.
Keywords: Soil quality index, Nutrient status, Variation of soil properties, Catchments, UNFCCC, Globalized, Catchments, Himalayan regions, Water, Glaciers, Downstream , Tributaries, Food security, Livelihood, Health
©2018 Nepal, et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and build upon your work non-commercially.
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