Soil Fertility Assessment of Selected Villages in Bhuban Block, Dhenkanal, Odisha, India

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Year : 2026 | Volume : 12 | 01 | Page :
    By

    Truptimayee Pattnaik,

  • Prava Kiran Dash,

  • Antaryami Mishra,

  • Swarnaprava Sahu,

  1. Associate Professor, Department of Basic Science and Humanities, Gandhi Institute of Excellent Technocrats, Ghangapatna, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  2. Soil Scientist, Regional Research and Technology Transfer Station, Mahisapat, Dhenkanal, India
  3. Professor, Department of Soil Science, College of Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of agricultural sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  4. Assisstant Professor, Department of Basic Science and Humanities, Gandhi Institute of Excellent Technocrats, Ghangapatna, Bhubaneswar, India

Abstract

Using the Global Positioning System (GPS), the soil fertility condition of the Bhuban block in the Dhenkanal district of Odisha was prepared. In 5 villages in the Bhuban block of the Dhenkanal district, located in the central mid-tableland Agroclimatic region of Odisha, India, a study on the status of soil fertility was conducted.

It is evident that the Bhuban block’s several villages have varying textural classes, from loam to sand. In this block, the percentage of sand in the surface soil ranged from 67.6% to 83.0%.Silt percentages ranged from 5.4% to 16.9%. Clay percentages ranged from 9.4% to 21.0%.
In Bhuban block  brown colour soils were discovered. The pH of the soil varied between 4.62 and 7.21, averaging at 5.3. The soil’s organic carbon varied between 0.118 – 1.025 g/kg, with an average of 0.546 g/kg. The available N content varied from 113.75 – 165.00 kg/ha and the mean was 143.07 kg/ha. The available P content varied from 0.74 -10.53 kg/ha and the mean was 4.84 kg/ha. The available K content varied from 68.32 – 300.16 kg/ha and the mean was 117.82 kg/ha. The available S content varied from 5.25 – 19.95 mg/kg and the mean was 12.38 mg/kg. The hot water soluble B content varied from 0.32-0.92 mg/kg with a mean value 0.54 mg/kg.

Keywords: GPS, Bhuban, soil fertility status, Agroclimatic region, Rabi season

How to cite this article:
Truptimayee Pattnaik, Prava Kiran Dash, Antaryami Mishra, Swarnaprava Sahu. Soil Fertility Assessment of Selected Villages in Bhuban Block, Dhenkanal, Odisha, India. International Journal of AgroChemistry. 2026; 12(01):-.
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Truptimayee Pattnaik, Prava Kiran Dash, Antaryami Mishra, Swarnaprava Sahu. Soil Fertility Assessment of Selected Villages in Bhuban Block, Dhenkanal, Odisha, India. International Journal of AgroChemistry. 2026; 12(01):-. Available from: https://journals.stmjournals.com/ija/article=2026/view=238897


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Volume 12
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Received 28/01/2026
Accepted 28/02/2026
Published 10/03/2026
Publication Time 41 Days
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