ALKALINE SOILS
COTTON CROP
BECAUSE OF LATE SOWING AND BREAK IN RAINS, THE CROP IS YET TO GROW WELL
THE PADDY CROP HAS COME UP VERY WELL, BUT YET TO KNOW THE REASONS FOR PATCHES WHERE THE CROP IS NOT SO WELL
PATCHES OF POOR GROWTH, REASONS NOT KNOWN
IN THIS FIELD THE CHARCOAL TREATED PADDY CROP HAS COME UP VERY WELL
ANOTHER PATCH OF POOR GROWTH, REASONS NOT KNOWN
RIGHT SIDE CHARCOAL TREATED CROP
UNTREATED PADDY FIELD
TREATED PADDY FIELD
A clayey material, locally called 'SUDDA' existing about 1 feet below the soil, forms into a hard pan after drying
'Sudda'
Cotton in the alkaline soils treated fields.
The paddy is growing well in the treated field
The slippery black alkaline soils, if we walk in the fields, one might skid in these soils, the slipper foot prints are seen in the picture, the soil is also not even in nature, hard, soft, slipper, etc.
Soil test by walking barefoot in the alkaline soil paddy field.
This field is too slippery - untreated alkaline soils
Slippery untreated alkaline soil
Firm grip treated alkaline soil field
The leachets flowing out of alkaline soil fields, this water is soapy in nature and when used for washing clothes they become white, very easily, without any use of soap.
