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Soil—landscape relationship of Hissar District using aerial photo — interpretation technique

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Soil survey of Hissar district (Haryana) covering total area of 6,331 sq. kms. was carried out using the aerial photographs of 1 : 25,000 scale. A detailed physiographic legend was prepared and boundaries were confirmed in relation to soil. Soil-landscape relationship was established during the course of study. Four major physiographic units were identified in the area : i. e. i) Aeolian plain, ii) Alluvial plain, iii) Drishdawati flood plain, iv) Ghaggar flood plain. Each of the major unit was sub-divided on the basis of photo elements, tone, texture, erosion, parcelling etc. The soils of the sand dunes/ Bars are classified as Typic Torripsamments/Ustipsamments; plain-Typic, Camborthids/Calciorthids/Ustrochrepts; basins-Aquic Ustochrepts and salt affected plain-Aquic Natrustalfs.

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  1. M. L. Manchanda

    Present address: Indian Photo-interpretation Institute, Dehradun

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  1. Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar

    R. L. Ahuja, V. N. Garalapuri, M. L. Manchanda, B. K. Suneja & B. S. Sangwan

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Ahuja, R.L., Garalapuri, V.N., Manchanda, M.L. et al. Soil—landscape relationship of Hissar District using aerial photo — interpretation technique. Journ. Ind. Soc. Photo-int. & Remote Sensing 7, 39–44 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02990883

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