Compliance Engineering Journal
ISSN NO: 0898-3577
Land Suitability Evaluation for Growth of Wheat Crop in Upper Cauvery Karnataka India Mohammed Badiuddin Parvez1, Pallavi kumari2 , M .Inayathulla3 1 Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, UVCE, Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. 2 Mtech , Department of Civil Engineering,UVCE, Bangalore University, Bangalore , Karnataka, India. 3 Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, UVCE, Bangalore University, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Email: parvezuvce@gmail.com ABSTRACT In an ecosystem, there is need to establish the quantity and quality of resources and their suitability for a certain range of land uses in order to assure its future productivity and sustainability of biodiversity. Texture, pH, salinity (EC), sodicity (ESP), slope, temperature and effective soil depth were recognized as factors affecting land suitability for wheat production in the study area. Rabia method was used to generate the final Wheat Crop Suitability Map. It was found that 50.68 percentage of the area is Marginally suitable, 24.21 percent of the area is marginally not suitable, 2.56 percent is permanently nor suitable and 1.71 percent of the area is moderately suitable for the cultivation of wheat in the Upper Cauvery area. Key words: EC, ESP, Rabia, Suitability, Texture ,Upper Cauvery, Wheat. 1 INTRODUCTION Wheat is India's principal cereal crop. The total area under cultivation in the country is around 29.8 million hectares. Wheat crop production and productivity were quite small when India became independent in 1947. In 1961, the Indian government appointed a commission to determine the feasibility of growing crop productivity under prevailing ecological conditions in India. As a result the Wheat scenario has completely changed in our country. Our country was self-dependent in wheat production due to the bumper increase in Wheat production and productivity in the ' Green Revolution ' era in the late sixties. Country currently produces far more excess Wheat than the requirement, and Go-downs are over flooded with Wheat. Wheat crop is broadly adaptable It can be produced not only in tropical and subtropical zones, but also in the temperate zone and far north cold tracts, even beyond 60 degrees north altitude. Wheat can also be grown in cold and spring season. It can be grown from sea level up to 3300 meters. The optimal temperature range for ideal wheat seed germination is 20-25 C. Rains hamper germination just after sowing, and promote seedling blight. Areas with a warm and humid climate are not suitable for growing wheat. Wheat is grown in a variety of Indian soils. Soils with a texture of clay loam , strong structure and reasonable capacity to hold water are suitable for wheat cultivation. Rich soil with strong drainage matches dry conditions for wheat cultivation . Karnataka's wheat production accounts for 0.31 percent of normal production, and 0.99 percent of normal area.
Volume 11, Issue 3, 2020
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