IAPRS & SIS, Vol.34, Part 7, "Resource and Environmental Monitoring", Hyderabad, India, 2002 
  
The soils of hills and ridges with escarpments (MnlcEe4stl, 
  
  
Table 2. Descriptive soil legend 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
MnlcGedst2) and moderately sloping upper pediments Mapping Description 
(Mn2cDe3st1) are dark brown, very shallow, excessively to legend 
well drained, non-calcareous, mildly alkaline, clayey to clayey- (series) 
skeletal, severely eroded and qualify for Typic Ustorthents sub- MnicEe4Stl | Very shallow, excessively drained, dark 
group. The soils of very gently to gently sloping upper (Mangli-1 brown (7.5YR 3/3) clayey-skeletal soils on 
pediments (Mn2cBe2, Mn2cBe3stl), lower pediments series) strongly to steeply sloping hills, ridges and 
(Mn3cAel) and upper alluvial plains (Mn4cBe2,) are very escarpment with clayey surface on 10-15% 
shallow to shallow, well drained, calcareous, moderately slope, very severe erosion and slight 
alkaline, clayey and slightly to moderately eroded and qualify stoniness 
for Typic Ustorthents sub-group. On the contrary, the soils of MnlcGe4St | Very shallow, excessively drained, dark 
upper alluvial plain (Mn5cAelnl) lower alluvial plains 2 brown (7.5YR 3/3) clayey soils on strongly 
(Mn6cAel, Mn6cBe2) are deep to very deep, moderately well (Mangli-1 to steeply sloping hills, ridges and 
drained, calcareous, moderately to strongly alkaline, clayey and series) escarpment with clayey surface on 25-33% 
slightly eroded. These soils develop deep and wide cracks on slope, very severe erosion and moderate 
drying and have shining slickensides in the subsurface stoniness 
horizons. These soils are classified as Sodic/Typic Haplusterts. Mn2cBe2 Very shallow, well drained, dark brown 
The salient physical and chemical characteristics of the soils are (Mangli-2 (10YR 3/3) clayey soils on very gently to 
given in table3. series) moderately sloping upper pediment with 
clayey surface on 1-3% slope, moderate 
3.4 Land capability erosion 
s d ON S ; ; : Mn2cBe3St1 | Very shallow, well drained, dark brown 
Land capability classification is an interpretative grouping of (Mangli-2 (10YR 3/3) clayey soils on very gently to 
soils based on inherent soil characteristics, land features and series) moderately sloping upper pediment with 
environmental factors that limit land use or impose risk of clayey ^ surface, -on- 1.39] slope SUME 
erosion. Soils are grouped under 8 capability classes on the erosion, slight stoniness , 
basis of their ability to produce commonly cultivated crops. The Miidebesst;] Nerv shallow; well drained, dark Brown 
risk of soil damage progressively increases from Class I to 1 (IOYR 3/3)clayey soils on very gently io 
Class VIII. Arable lands are put in Class I to IV and the non- Maneli-2 deratelv id yey Y 8 : y ith 
arable in Class V to VIIL There is a provision to assign ( ang mogerarely OPUS Supper spediment. wi 
subclass on the basis of kind of predominant hazard, limitation seules) Clayey Surface on $m eslepo severe 
or conservation problem. erosion, licht Stoniness : 
Mn3cAel Shallow, well drained, very dark grayish 
Land capability map of the village is depicted in figure 4. Six (Mangli-3 brown (10YR 32) clayey soils on nearly 
land capability sub classes namely IIIs, Illes, IVs, IVse, IVes, Series) level sloping lower p ediment with clayey 
and VIIes have been identified. The study revealed that 91 per Surface on 0-1% slop €; slight erosion 
cent of the total village area is suitable for cultivation. Mn4cBe2 Shallow, well drained, dark brown (10YR 
(Mangli-4 3/3) clayey soils on very gently sloping 
series) upper alluvial plain with clayey surface on 
1-396 slope, moderate erosion 
Mn5cAelnl | Very deep, well drained, dark grayish brown 
(Mangli-5 (10YR 3/2) clayey soils on nearly level 
series) upper alluvial plain with clayey surface on 
0-1% slope, slight erosion and slight 
sodicity 
Mn6cAel Deep to very deep, moderately drained, very 
(Mangli-6 dark grey (10YR 3/1) clayey soils on nearly 
= series) level to very gently sloping lower alluvial 
- plain with clayey surface on 0-196 slope, 
mn r LY slight erosion 
\ = wr: Mn6cBe2 Deep to very deep, moderately drained, very 
| Hr (Mangli-6 dark grey (10YR 3/1) clayey soils on nearly 
E fx s series) level to very gently sloping lower alluvial 
| Ed | plain with clayey surface on 1-3% slope, 
— 1-1 m moderate erosion 
Meters f E 
0 1000 p 
\ 3.5 Land irrigability 
CO % ES at According to this, land is grouped into six land irrigability 
C1 3d 6t classes. Land from Class 1 to 4 is generally irrigable but 
[1 3sd BH Habitation limitations in their use for sustained irrigation increases from 1 
to 4. Class 5 and 6 land are not suited to sustained use under 
irrigation. Land irrigability subclasses are assigned based on 
the dominant limitations for sustained use under irrigation. The 
subclass recognised relate to soil deficiencies (s), topography 
(t) and drainage (d). 
  
  
  
Figure 4. land capability map of Mangli village, Nagpur 
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