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DEPTH WISE ASSESSMENT OF SOIL CHEMICAL INDICATORS UNDER DIFFERENT LAND USES IN DISTRICT PULWAMA OF KASHMIR VALLEY

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Firdous Ashraf
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Muzaffar Ahmad Malik , Subhash Chand , Rehana Rasool , Amit Kumar , Bhagyashree Dheklae , Shaheen Kauser Jan
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The present investigation entitled “Depth Wise Assessment of Soil Chemical Indicators under different land uses in District Pulwama of Kashmir valley” was carried out with a view to ascertain the chemical indicators of soils under different land uses viz. Horticulture, Agriculture and Forestry. Purposive sampling method was followed, and composite soil samples were collected from fifteen locations in each land use at two depths: surface (0-15cm) and sub-surface (15-30 cm). The soil samples processed and analyzed for chemical indicators (pH, EC, OC, macronutrients and micronutrients like Zn, Cu, Fe & Mn) by using standard techniques. Soil pH varied from slightly acidic to slightly alkaline under examined land uses and it showed an increasing trend in all the land uses with soil depth. The electrical conductivity values of different land uses was less than 1 dSm-1 indicating no salinity hazard All the macro and micronutrients showed a decreasing trend with the increase in soil depth except calcium and magnesium. It was concluded that chemical indicators assessed for different land uses were found higher in forestry as compared to horticulture and agriculture and decreased with increase in depth.


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Ashraf, F. (2026). Depth Wise Assessment of Soil Chemical Indicators under different land uses in District Pulwama of Kashmir valley. International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, 02(03). https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i3.225

Ashraf, Firdous. "Depth Wise Assessment of Soil Chemical Indicators under different land uses in District Pulwama of Kashmir valley." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology, vol. 02, no. 03, 2026, pp. . doi:https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i3.225.

Ashraf, Firdous. "Depth Wise Assessment of Soil Chemical Indicators under different land uses in District Pulwama of Kashmir valley." International Journal of Science, Strategic Management and Technology 02, no. 03 (2026). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.55041/ijsmt.v2i3.225.

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