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SOIL HEALTH AND INPUT MANAGEMENT. STATE: TRIPURA. Dr. A. Haque Director of Agriculture Tripura. General Features. Undulated hills Valley Plains Soil Acidity Soil Erosion Low Organic matter Low available nutrients . Rainfall pattern in Tripura during 2011. Effect of high rainfall.
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SOIL HEALTH AND INPUT MANAGEMENT STATE: TRIPURA Dr. A. Haque Director of Agriculture Tripura
General Features • Undulated hills • Valley Plains • Soil Acidity • Soil Erosion • Low Organic matter • Low available nutrients
Effect of high rainfall • Average annual rainfall in the state is 2196.4 mm . • Poor soil organic matter and Nutrient Imbalances • Depletion of Bases results Acidity • Depletion of organic matter in Tilla Land (Small Undulated hillocks)
Status of available Soil Organic Carbon in Tripura Area in Ha
Status of available Nitrogen in Tripura Area in Ha
Status of available Phosphorous in Tripura Area in Ha
Status of available Potashin Tripura Area in Ha
Status of available Zincin Tripura Area in Ha
Status of Soil Reaction (pH) in Tripura Area in Ha
NPK availability In MT
NPK Consumption In MT
Micro nutrient deficiencies in Paddy, Vegetables growing areas :Promotion and distribution of micronutrients
Utilization of Fund under National Project on management of Soil Health & Fertility
Utilization of Fund under National Project on management of Soil Health & Fertility
Soil erosion in Tripura Cultivation in steep hills – Average Soil Loss ( 60-75 t/ha/yr) Soil Erosion –Root Exposed
Cropping in various land situations Flat Tilla Land Upland rice ( NDR -97, TRC-87-251), Groundnut ( ICGS 76, GG 11, TG 37A) Green gram ( TRCM 16, TRCM -17)
Control of soil erosion • Use of vegetative Bund Pineapple, Hybrid napier, Broom grass, Local arhar, cover crops like groundnut, cowpea, mung), tree species (Leucaena leucocephala,Gliricidia maculata and Tephrosia candida), use of mulch and jute agrotextiles. Pineapple As veg. Bund