Abstract

The present investigation is aimed at the assessment of the edaphic nature of the Woodland habitat of the Dudhawa National Park (DNP). It is elucidated from the results that mechanically; soils are competent to hold the vegetations in their present form. Chemically, the soils, in general, possess significantly the high quantum of silica, sesquioxides and iron-oxide. Their organic carbon and nitrogen content are satisfactory only in the surface soils but their water holding capacity and porosity are quite congenial to bear the vegetations of either evergreen, semi-evergreen or deciduous in nature. In the end paper has been concluded with possible suggestions.

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