2.4 Standard Classification adopted for SOIL TYPES with digital ...

More documents

Recommendations

Info

LRISD,NIC(Hqrs) Standard Classification adopted for SOIL TYPES 99004 Same 99005 Thoor 99006 Matyaar 99007 Rosli 99008 Bood 99009 Chirmot 99010 Chiknot 99011 Maagda 99012 Chow 99013 Kamaj Marla 99014 Dakar 99015 Jakheera Darakhthaan 99016 P-I 99017 P-II 99018 P-III 99019 C-I 99020 C-II 99021 C-III 2.4.6 Metadata elements for Soils 2.4.7 Sixteen Major Types of Soil Soils are diverse and differ from area to area. Sixteen major types of soils have been recognized. These are listed below: 2.4.7.1 Red loamy soils (Eastern Himalayas, eastern ghats, Tamil Nadu uplands), 2.4.7.2 Red and lateritic soils (eastern plateau, north-eastern hills, western ghats), 2.4.7.3 Red and yellow soils (eastern plateau adjoining central highlands), NIC,DIT,MCIT,GOI 6
LRISD,NIC(Hqrs) Standard Classification adopted for SOIL TYPES 2.4.7.4 Shallow and medium black soils (Deccan plateau, central Maharashtra and Karnataka plateau), 2.4.7.5 Medium and deep black soils (central highlands, Narmada Valley, Malwa plateau, Bundelkhand and Kathiawar peninsula), 2.4.7.6 Mixed red and black soils (parts of Deccan plateau, Telangana, Bellary and Anantpur regions of Karnataka plateau), 2.4.7.7 Coastal alluvium - derived soils (eastern and western coastal plains), 2.4.7.8 alluvium - derived soils (western, northern and eastern plains), 2.4.7.9 Desert soils (southwestern Punjab, Haryana plains, Rajasthan, Marusthali and Kachchh peninsula), 2.4.7.10 Tarai soils (foothills of central and western Himalaya), 2.4.7.11 Brown and red hill soils (eastern Himalaya), 2.4.7.12 Saline and alkali soils (Kathiawar peninsula, alluvial plains of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan), 2.4.7.13 Shallow and skeletal soils (Ladakh and Kashmir). 2.4.7.14 Grey brown soils (foothills of Aravallis), 2.4.7.15 Brown forest and podzolic soil (north-western Himalaya), 2.4.7.16 Sandy and littoral soils (Lakshadweep and coastal areas of Andaman and Nicobar islands). (Source:http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/Counprof/India.htm) 2.4.8 National Level Efforts for Soil Mapping It is observed that various national level organizations like NBSS & LUP, All India Soil and Land Use Survey, NNRMS Division of Department of Space are involved in preparation of soil map of the country in scales like 1:50000 and 1:250000. For this purpose the Maps of Survey of India and Satellite Maps are being used. These agencies use soil taxonomic classification which is strictly hierarchical in nature and is divided into six groups namely order, sub-order, great-order, great-group, family and series. They have identified 29 soil characteristics for classification of soil. NIC,DIT,MCIT,GOI 7
Page 1 and 2: LRISD,NIC(Hqrs) Standard Classifica
Page 3 and 4: LRISD,NIC(Hqrs) Standard Classifica
Page 5: LRISD,NIC(Hqrs) Standard Classifica

2.4 Standard Classification adopted for SOIL TYPES with digital ...

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?