Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
*Present address: Department of Agronomy, Mississippi State University, Slate College, Mississippi, USA.
The influence of physical and chemical properties on the erodibility of some soils of the Malwa plateau in Madhya Pradesh was investigated. Erosion ratio was negatively correlated with clay/(silt + sand) ratio, percentage of water stable aggregates larger than 0.25 mm, percentage of exchangeable calcium in the soil, and silica-iron oxide ratio. Highly significant positive correlations were obtained between erosion ratio and the percentage of volume expansion, and between erosion ratio and moisture equivalent. A linear regression equation relating the erosion ratio to clay/(silt + sand) ratio, moisture equivalent, and the percentage of calcium carbonate is described to estimate erosion ratio in these and similar soils.
Erodibility of soils, physical and chemical properties of soil, Malwa plateau
