IAPRS & SIS, Vol.34, Part 7, “Resource and Environmental Monitoring”, Hyderabad, India, 2002 
  
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Fig. 1. Soil depth, soil reaction, CEC and Organic Carbon maps of Dhar district 
standard level of management soil properties and crop 
requirements. The soil suitability such as S1 (highly suitable), 
S2 (moderately suitable), S3 (marginally suitable), N1 Not 
suitable (temporarily) and N2 Not suitable (permanently) have 
been assessed and depicted for crops such as jowar, soybean, 
maize, wheat, gram, sugarcane, mustard, cotton, groundnut, 
moong, vegetables for the area presently arable uses while the 
area under non-arable have been interpreted for non-arable uses 
and depicted in three classes as SI (highly suitable), S2 
(moderately suitable) and S3 (marginally suitable) for teak, 
bamboo, sal, eucalyptus, mixed forest (Fig.2 showed some of 
the examples of soil suitability maps). 
  
  
      
  
  
These delineation and depiction are highly correlated with the 
data base similar observations were reported by (Tamgadge et 
al., 2001) The use of landsat imageries and GIS techniques are 
the important and advance tools for preparation and 
dissemination of information. These tools are seems to be boon 
for making resource inventory and its use for making over all 
developmental activities in the field of agriculture and related 
resources oriented projects in shortest possible period for all 
walk of peoples including farmers, policy makers, 
administrators, researchers, decision makers, extension 
workers, etc. 
Table 2. Soil suitability for arable and non-arable uses (% TGA) 
  
     
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
oil suitability S1 (Highly S2 S3 N1 (Not N2 (Not A— Arable F— Non arable 
suitable (Moderately (Marginally suitable suitable land land 
suitable) suitable ) (temp.) (perm.) 
of land use 
Arable and Miscellaneous uses* 
Jowar 23 05 16 20 20 84 16 
Soybean 26 18 19 07 14 84 16 
Maize 26 18 18 07 14 84 16 
Wheat 23 15 03 07 36 84 16 
Gram 23 18 18 04 21 84 16 
Sugarcane 24 22 13 08 17 84 16 
Mustard 18 12 27 18 11 84 16 
Cotton 23 03 18 20 20 84 16 
G.nut 16 16 13 21 18 84 16 
Moong 26 18 18 07 15 84 16 
Vegetables 23 15 04 32 10 84 16 
Non-arable and Miscellaneous uses* 
Teak 8 2 6 -- -- 84 16 
Sal 6 3 7 -- > 84 — 
Bamboo 8 2 6 -- -- 84 16 
Eucalyptus 7 2 7 -- -- 84 16 
Mixed 7 2 7 m t 84 16 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
*Miscellaneous uses: Village/Tank sites, Roads, Nala, Tank/Reservoirs, etc.; TGA-Total geographical area. 
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