SOIL AND PLANT ANALYSIS (1+1)

Shallow soils

The shallow soils are characterized by the presence of parent rock immediately below the soil surface at about 15-20 cm depth. This restricts the root elongation and spreading. Hence, the crops grown in these soils necessarily are shallow rooted, which can exhaust the soil within 2-3 seasons. Therefore, frequent renewal of soil fertility is a must in these soils. These soils can be managed by growing crops which can withstand the hard rocky sub soils like mango, ber, fig, country goose berry, west-Indian cherry, annona, cashew, and tamarind etc.