21 Mar Plantation Crops in Relation to Soil Fertility
मिट्टी की उर्वरता के संबंध में बागानी फसलें The plantation crops are high value commercial crops of greater economic importance and play a vital role in our Indian economy. The crops include tea, coffee, rubber, cocoa, coconut, arecanut, cashew nut and cinchona etc. the main drawback with in this sector of crop in India is that major portion of the area is of small holding with varying level of soil fertility gradient which hinders the adoption of intensive cultivation. The vast area and the varied agro-climatic conditions of India ranging from tropical to temperate make it possible to grow almost all different kinds of plantation crops. India is a one of them. Plantation crops play an important role in our country’s economy by earning valuable foreign exchange, providing direct and indirect employment to many people and also by supporting a number of horticultural based industries. Plantation crops require definite parameters of soil fertility like as pH, nutrient status, soil texture etc, to get the better yield for a long period. Some of the plantation crops and their basic fertility parameters described here. Tea: It is grown in plains in north Eastern state but in south India it is grown in hill range. Tea is a calcifuge crop requiring comparatively low amount of calcium but high...