1Professor, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus, Medziphema-797106, Nagaland
2Guest Faculty Department of Soil and Water Conservation, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus, Medziphema-797106, Nagaland
3PG Student, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus, Medziphema-797106, Nagaland
4Assistant Professor, Department of Soil and Water Conservation, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus, Medziphema-797106, Nagaland
*Corresponding author Email id: manojdutta1997@yahoo.com
Online published on 10 October, 2018.
The effect of different land uses (orchard, shifting cultivation, lowland rice and forest) on soil fertility was studied in four villages namely, Tsiesema, Riisoma, Chiephobozou and Botsa falling under Chiephobozou sub-division of Kohima district. The soils were characterized by very strong to moderately acid (4.36 to 6.50) with high soil organic carbon content and medium to high levels of available N. Forest soils had higher cation exchange capacity, available N and P as compared to other land uses. The available K content in most of the land uses was low to medium.
Land use, pH, Soil fertility, Cation exchange capacity
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