Assessment of Phosphorus Fixing Capacity in Different Land Use System of Semi-arid Region, Uttar Pradesh
摘要
An experiment was conducted at Banda University of Agriculture & Technology, Banda to assess the phosphorus fixation capacity under Different land use systems in Banda District of Bundelkhand region during 2024–2025. Total 30 surface soil samples were collected from five land use system namely Forest, Sacred grove, Agroforestry, Agriculture and Roadside plantation, of two blocks Naraini and Mahuwa of Banda. Soil pH ranged from moderately acidic (5.34, Forest land: Naraini) to strongly alkaline (8.33, Agriculture land: Mahuwa) in reaction and non-saline in nature. Organic carbon was richest in Forest land (0.47%) and Sacred Grove (0.61%) while poor in Roadside plantation (0.18%) and Agroforestry land (0.34%) in Naraini and Mahuwa respectively. Available phosphorus ranged from 9 to 22 kgha−1 in Naraini block while 12–17 kg ha−1 in Mahuwa block. The percent fixation of phosphorus in different land use systems varied from 68.45% (Roadside plantation) to 74.71% (Forest land) in Naraini block while in Mahuwa block it ranged from 71.82% (Roadside plantation) to 85.21% (Forest land). As most of Bundelkhand region’s soils are low to medium in available P, knowledge about fixation of added P may help in formulating the precise fertilizer recommendation for this region.