IAPRS & SIS, Vol.34, Part 7, “Resource and Environmental Monitoring”, Hyderabad, India, 2002 
  
Table-2 Physiography and soils of the study area 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Physiography SMU Soil Composition Area 
(hectares) 
1.Structural Hills 
Steep side slopes with sparse vegetation K11 Loamy skeletal Dystric Ustochrepts 12820 
cover and moderate erosion Loamy skeletal Typic Haplustalfs 
Steep side slopes with sparse vegetation K12 Loamy skeletal Typic Ustorthents 2925 
cover and severe erosion Loamy skeletal Dystric Ustochrepts 
Steep side slopes with moderately thick K13 Loamy skeletal Dystric Ustochrepts 4746 
vegetative cover Loamy skeletal Typic Haplustolls 
Steep side slopes with thick vegetation K14 Loamy skeletal Typic Haplustolls 7167 
cover Fine loamy Typic Haplustolls 
2.Residual Hills K2 Loamy skeletal Dystric Ustochrepts 853 
Loamy skeletal Lithic Ustorthents 
3.Piedmont — dissected K31 Loamy skeletal Typic Ustorthents 1092 
Fine loamy Typic Ustochrepts 
4 .Piedmont — undissected K32 Fine loamy Typic Ustochrepts 628 
Fine loamy Typic Haplustalfs 
Pediment - cultivated K4 Fine loamy Typic Rhodustalfs 649 
Loamy skeletal Typic  Ustochrepts 
5.Inselberg K5 Loamy skeletal Lithic Ustorthents 28.. 
Loamy skeletal Typic  Ustochrepts 
6.Buried Pediplain K6 Fine loamy Typic Haplustalfs 481 
Fine loamy Typic Rhodustalfs 
7.Lateritic Hill K7 Loamy skeletal Lithic Ustorthents 108 
Loamy skeletal Typic Ustorthents 
8.Intermontane valley K81 Fine loamy Typic Rhodustalfs 1930 
Fine loamy Typic Ustochrepts 
9.Broad valley — side slopes K821 Fine loamy Typic Rhodustalfs 465 
Fine loamy Typic Ustochrepts 
Broad valley — bottom K822 Fine loamy Typic Ustochrepts 2164 
Fine vertic Ustochrepts 
Soil mineralogy — mixed; soil temperature - hyperthermic 
Table - 3 Weightage of Factors for assessing actual LPI (P) for crops 
SOILS 4 H D P T N S O A M LPI | LPI 
-class 
Loamy sletal Dystric Ustochrepts 80 100 | 80 30 50 100 | 100 | 100 | 85 8 Poor 
Loamy skeletal Typic Ustochrepts | 80 90 100 | 30 100 | 100 | 90 100 | 95 18 Poor 
Fine loamy Typic Ustochrepts 80 90 100 | 90 80 100 | 90 95 95 42 Good 
Fine vertic Ustochrepts 80 90 100 | 80 100 | 100 | 90 100 “100 | 52 Good 
Loamy skeletal Typic Ustorthents 100 | 100 | 50 30 80 100 | 90 05 85 9 Poor 
Loamy skeletal Lithic Ustorthents 100 | 100 | 50 30 80 100 | 90 95 85 9 Poor 
Loamy skeletal Typic Haplustolls 100 | 100 | 80 30 100 1.100 .| 100. |. 95 95 19 Poor 
Fine loamy Typic Haplustolls 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 80 100 | 100 1.95 95 65 Good 
Fine loamy Typic Rhodustalfs 90 90 100 | 100 | 50 100 | 90 100. | 95 35 Average 
Fine loamy Typic Haplustalfs 80 100 | 80 30 50 100 | 100 | 100 | 95 9 Poor 
Loamy skeletal Typic Haphustalfs 80 90 100 | 90 50 100 | 90 100 | 95 28 Average 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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