Soil maps and soil survey reports provide the basic material for the land capability classification system. The system consists of the following three categories: (a) Land Capability Unit: It is a grouping of one or more individual soil mapping units (a portion of the landscape that has similar characteristics and qualities and whose limits are fixed by precise definitions) having [...]
A simple plan for reclamation of ravine will be as under:- 1. Survey, Planning and Investigation of Land 2. Treatment of Level Land 3. Marginal Land Protection for Intensive Agriculture 4. Main Ravine Land Reclamation 5. Ravine Stabilisation through Biological Measures. 1. Survey, Planning and Investigation of Land: While formulating any project of crop production, it is essential to have [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the measures for conserving soil in hilly areas. Soil erosion is most serious on hills due to steep slopes. Steepness of slopes does not deter any body taking up cultivation on hills. Soil loss from cultivated slopes is quite high particularly during first two to three years of cultivation. It has been [...]