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Soil resource characterization of Dhamni micro-watershed in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra was carried out using IRS-1D LISS-III data in conjunction with field survey and ancillary data. The study indicates that nearly 84.2 per cent of the total geographical area of the watershed is under cultivation. Forest (mainly degraded) occupy only 4.5 per cent area Whereas wasteland with scrub cover 9.4 per cent area of the watershed. Nine soil series were tentatively identified and mapped as soil series association in to five mapping units. These soils belong to order Inceptisol, Vertisol and Mollisol. Except the soils of wasteland with scrub, other soils are moderately suitable for pigeonpea and soybean and have average to good productivity.
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Shukla, E.A., Prasad, J., Nagaraju, M.S.S. et al. Use of remote sensing in characterization and management of Dhamni micro-watershed of Chandrapur district of Maharashtra. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 37, 129–137 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12524-009-0004-z
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