Research Article
Physic-Chemical Studies Of Soil On The Growth Of Sal Forest In Hazaribag
Author(s): Abhimanyu Kumara, Indrajeet Kumarb, Md. Tanweer Alamc
The study entitled “Physicochemical studies of soil on the growth of Sal forest in Hazaribag” was carried out in
Hazaribag district, Jharkhand, India. This is the natural forest, dominated by Sal trees which had large economic
value, and thus, a scientific forest management system was necessary for this forest. The paper describes the different
basic factors which support the proliferous growth of Sal dominated forest found in these areas. The soil sampling
was done using a quadrate method based on the principle of systematic sampling. Ten samples were collected
from the Ichak and Bishnugarh Sal forest of Hazaribag for the study of soil properties. The soil samples from eight
quadrates were taken for the determination of Soil texture, MC, WHC, OC, OM, pH, N, P, Na, K, and Ca. The soil pH
is slightly acidic which was found to be in the range of 6.05-6.4.. Read More»