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Year: 2002 | Volume: 2 | Issue: 2 | Page No.: 79-83
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2002.79.83
Physical and Chemical Properties of Some Selected Soils of Bangladesh
M. M. Hossain and M. A. Sattar

Abstract: The soil samples were collected at different depths from 48 locations at 16 thanas under 7 districts. The soils were silt loam and silty clay loam in texture. The pH of the soils varied from 4.9- 7.9, 4.9-8 and 5.0-7.9 at D1 D2 and D3 depths, respectively. The highest pH value of 8.0 was found at Saramongal from Rajair thana under Madaripur district at D2 depth. On the basis of 0-45 cm depth, an average pH values for 7 districts can be placed in the following order: Gopalgonj > Rajbari > Madaripur > Faridpur > Moulavibazar > Habigonj > Sylhet. Most of the soils were slightly alkaline in reaction. The organic matter content in soils ranged from 0.69-2.45%, 0.51 - 2.73%, 0.89 -2.83%, 0.83 - 2.56%, 0.55 - 1.98%, 0.51 - 2.00% and 0.55 - 2.45% in Gopalgonj, Faridpur, Rajbari, Madaripur, Moulavibazar, Habigonj and Sylhet districts, respectively. The highest organic matter (2.83%) was found in Tipuragram at Rajbari Sadar thana under Rajbari distirct at D1 depth (0 - 15 cm) and the lowest organic matter (0.51%) was found in Pitua at Nabigonj thana under Habigonj district and Deura in Faridpur district at D3 depth (30 - 45 cm). The EC value of Gopalgonj, Faridpur, Rajbari, Madaripur, Moulavibazar, Habigonj and Sylhet district soils ranged from 1.73 - 2.83, 1.24 - 3.84, 1.45 - 2.01, 1.30 - 3.52, 0.27 - 0.90, 0.37 - 0.41and 0.26 - 1.17 dsmG‾1 , respectively. An average EC values for 7 districts can be placed in the following order: Gopalgonj > Madaripur > Faridpur > Rajbari > Moulavibazar > Sylhet > Habigonj. Most of the soils were alkaline in nature and it may be reduced through the application of Gypsum and other practices.

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M. M. Hossain and M. A. Sattar , 2002. Physical and Chemical Properties of Some Selected Soils of Bangladesh. Journal of Biological Sciences, 2: 79-83.

Keywords: Physical and chemical properties, soil EC and orgenic metter

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