Invited Commentary | Published: 31 December 2020

Soil Physicochemical properties under Bamboos in lower and Mid hills of Himachal Pradesh

Sanjeev Kumar, Daulat Ram Bhardwaj, Naresh Kumar, Bhalendra Singh Rajput and Dinesh Gupta

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 27 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 39-44 | 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2020-UCB394 | Cite this article

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out in low and mid hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh which represent the wet sub-temperate zone, humid sub-temperate zone, humid sub-tropical zone, and sub-humid tropical zones of the state. A detailed survey of the bamboo growing areas of Himachal Pradesh was carried out and then the study area was divided into four altitudinal ranges. Composite soil samples were collected from bamboo groves at each site from 0-30 cm (L1) and 30-60 cm (L2) soil depth for analyzing physice-chemical properties of soil. It is concluded that bamboo has the potential to rehabilitate the degraded lands by improving the physical and chemical properties of soil within a short period.

Keywords

Altitudinal ranges, Bulk Density (BD), Bamboos soils, Macro nutrients, Statistical analysis, Soil health

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Kumar, S., Bhardwaj, D.R., Kumar, N., Rajput, B.S. and Gupta, D., 2020. Soil Physicochemical properties under Bamboos in lower and Mid hills of Himachal Pradesh. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 27(1), pp.39-44. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2020-UCB394

Publication History

Manuscript Received on 29 April 2020

Manuscript Revised on 03 August 2020

Manuscript Accepted on 07 August 2020

Manuscript Published on 31 December 2020

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