Impacts of Plough Pan on Physical and Chemical Properties of Soil

Authors

  • M Podder Department of Environmental Science and Resource Management, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail
  • M Akter Department of Environmental Science and Resource Management, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail
  • ASM Saifullah Department of Environmental Science and Resource Management, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail
  • S Roy Department of Environmental Science and Resource Management, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v5i1.11594

Keywords:

Chemical property, Physical property, Plough pan

Abstract

The experiment was carried out to find out the impacts of plough pan on physical and chemical properties of soil. For this purpose, soil samples were collected from two locations of Basail upazila in Tangail dristrict, one having compact plough pan layer in subsoil (site-1) and other one with no plough pan layer (site-2). A survey was also conducted on land use pattern in these areas to get the causes of plough pan formation. In site-1, rice is the dominant crop and in site-2 shallow rooted crops such as mustard, potato, onion etc. are grown. In site-1, organic C, N, K, S, Zn contents were found higher and the concentrations of C, N, K, P, S and Zn decreased from topsoil to lower layers, whereas, concentrations increased to subsoil layer except P in case of site-2.

 

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v5i1.11594

 

J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 5(1): 289-294, 2012

 

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Published

2012-08-08

How to Cite

Podder, M., Akter, M., Saifullah, A., & Roy, S. (2012). Impacts of Plough Pan on Physical and Chemical Properties of Soil. Journal of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, 5(1), 289–294. https://doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v5i1.11594

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2012)

Section

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