IAPRS & SIS, Vol.34, Part 7, “Resource and Environmental Monitoring”, Hyderabad, India, 2002 
Table 1. Soil series with their classification and areal extent, Hingni village 
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Soil Series Classification Area in ha (%) 
Hingni-1 Loamy-skeletal, mixed, hyperthermic Lithic Ustorthent 49.3 (8.54) 
Hingni-2 Clayey, montmorillonitic (calcareous), hyperthermic Typic Ustorthent 71.0 (12.29) 
Hingni-3 Fine, montmorillonitic, hyperthermic Typic Haplustepts 123.0 (21.29) 
Hingni-4 Fine, montmorillonitic, hyperthermic Typic Haplusterts 115.5 (20.00) 
Hingni-5 Very fine, montmorillonitic (calcareous), hyperthermic Typic Haplusterts 190.1 (32.74) | 
  
  
  
  
Table 2. Climatic and soil-site characteristics (weighted mean) Hingni village 
  
Soil series 
  
  
  
  
Soil-site characteristics Hingni-1 Hingni-2 Hingni-3 Hingni-4 Hingni-5 
CLIMATIC CHARACTERISTICS 
e Total rainfall (mm) 934 934 934 934 934 
e Mean annual temp. (°C) 26 26 26 26 26 
e Relative humidity 56 56 56 56 56 
e Length of growing period (days) 168 168 168 168 168 
SITE CHARACTERISTICS 
e Slope (%) 5-8/8-15 3-5 1-3 1-3 1-3 
e Erosion Severe Moderate | Moderate Slight Slilght 
e Drainage Somewhat | Well Well Moderately Moderately 
excessive well well 
e Flooding Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 
e Surface stoniness (96) 15-40 3-15 «3 «3 «3 
SOIL CHARACTERISTICS 
e Surface texture clay clay clay clay clay 
e Clay (?0) 39.0 57:5 53.7 52.6 60.9 
e Depth (cm) 10 31 52 105 >150 
e (CaCO; (%) 3.56 7.70 5.34 8.85 9.80 
e Coarse fragments (%) 45.5 27.2 14.4 17.5 11.7 
SOIL FERTILITY 
e CEC [cmol(p+)kg™] 49.87 86.38 64.46 50.08 73.69 
e Organic carbon (%) 0.93 0.90 0.59 0.57 0.50 
e Base saturation (%) 62.6 69.19 89.2 90.6 88.19 
e Ece(dSm™) 0.13 0.22 0.17 0.12 0.18 
o pH (1:2.5) 6.9 7.9 79 75 79