Exchangeable cations of some important soil profiles of Kerala
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1976
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Kerala Agricultural University
Abstract
A study was made of the exchangeable cations of forty soil samples
representing fourteen soil profiles of Kerala.
The exchangeable base content of the different soils was generally in
the order calcium > magnesium > potassium > sodium. In the case of kari and
black soils the exchangeable sodium showed a higher content over potassium.
The maximum amounts of exchangeable calcium, magnesium and potassium was
observed in the black soil.
The heighest value of exchangeable hydrogen was observed in the case
of kari soil which also recorded very low values of pH.
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Exchangeable cations in soil profiles, kari soils, soil studies
Citation
Agricultural Research Journal of Kerala, 14(1), 37-42.