A study on some black terai soils of Bangladesh

Authors

  • MJ Uddin Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • ASM Mohiuddin Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000
  • A Hakim Department of Soil Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong
  • MK Hasan Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jasbs.v40i1.31733

Keywords:

Black Terai Soils, Soil properties

Abstract

Three pedons studied representing the Bhajanpur, Panchagarh and Ruhea of the Black Terai soils (Humic Dystrudepts) indicated that maximum genetic color development has taken in the upper zone due to significant contribution of organic matter. Sand was the dominant fraction with higher sand: silt ratio. The soils were acidic in nature with low C and N content and CEC. Ca2+ was the dominant cation where as Mg2+ was very scanty. Bulk mineralogical analysis showed that soils were enriched with quartz, muscovite or potash mica, orthoclase, illite and zeolite.

J. Asiat. Soc. Bangladesh, Sci. 40(1): 61-65, June 2014

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Author Biography

MJ Uddin, Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000



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Uddin, M., Mohiuddin, A., Hakim, A., & Hasan, M. (2014). A study on some black terai soils of Bangladesh. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Science, 40(1), 61–65. https://doi.org/10.3329/jasbs.v40i1.31733

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 1 (2014)

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