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Agriculture-/: In the alluvial plain with sand cover (Apl),
having light to medium texture soils and good quality ground
water, crops like wheat, gram, barley, bajra, moong, groundnut,
sesamum and cotton can be grown successfully. Agriculture IT:
In the alluvial plain with sand cover (Apl), having light to
medium texture soils and saline ground water, salt tolerant
crops like wheat, oats, gram, barley, oilseeds and cotton can be
grown. The saline ground water should be used alternatively
with canal water or after mixing with canal water. Agriculture
III: In alluvial plain (Ap2 and Ap3) with medium to heavy
texture soils and saline ground water, high salt tolerant crops
like rice, cotton, barley and sugarbeet are recommended. The
ground water should be used after mixing/alternate with canal
water. Agriculture IV: Sodium tolerant crops like wheat, barley,
berseem, cotton, raya, and sugarcane are recommended in areas
having light to medium texture soils (Apl) and sodic ground
waters. The amendments like gypsum should be used alongwith
the sodic ground waters to reduce the harmful effects of
sodium.
Agriculture V: However, in alluvial plain (Ap2 and Ap3) with
medium to heavy texture soils and sodic ground water, high
sodium tolerant crops like rice, sugarbeet and bermuda grass are
recommended. The ground waters in these areas should be
used with recommended doses of gypsum (based on EC, RSC
and SAR of ground waters).
Forestry I: Plantation with species like Pahari Kikar (Prosopis
juliflora), Kikar (Acacia nilotica), Jand and Ber in low sand
dune areas is recommended. Forestry II: Reclamation of salt
affected cum waterlogged area and bring them under plantation
with species such as Safeda (Eucalyptus spp.), Pahari Kikar
(Prosopis juliflora), Kikar (Acacia nilotica) and Neem
(Azadirachta indica), which act as biopumps. In alluvial plain
areas with brackish ground waters, apart from above mentioned
forestry species, Eucalyptus and Dek can also be grown. In
areas having assured availability of canal water, agriculture can
is the best bet.
Agrohorticulture I: Promotion of horticultural crops (Grapes,
Kinnow) in marginal lands having good ground waters, along -
with gram, groundnut and moong. Agrohorticulture II:
Prometion of agrohorticulture with fruit plants like Ber, Guava
and Amla and oilseeds (Mustard, Toria) in sand dune area
having saline or sodic ground waters, after their leveling and/or
clearing.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors are grateful to Mr. P.K. Litoria and Mr. Ajay
Mathur, Scientists of Punjab Remote Sensing Centre, for their
technical support during the course of this study.
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