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Kadapa District Profile

B. Soil Fertility Status :

             Soil fertility index gives an account of low P2O5 and high K2O and low to medium organic content in the entire district while p^H ranges from 6.5 to 8.75.

Sl. No	Parameter	Revenue divisions
		Kadapa		Rajampet		Jammalamadugu
		Red soils	Black soils	Red soils	Black soils	Red soils	Black soils
1	Ph	6.5-8.01	8.0-8.75	6.5-8.0	7.5-8.5	7.5-8.5	8.0-8.75
2	Organic carbon	Low	Low to medium	Low	Low to medium	Low to medium	Medium
3	Available P2O5	Low	Low to medium	Low	Low to medium	Low	Low to medium
4	Available K2O	Medium to high	High	Medium to High	Medium to High	High	High

 

             Red soils occupies to the extent of 2,06,569 hectares, while it is 1,55,183 hectares of area covered by Black soils.

             In recent years Zinc deficiency is the common feature particularly in Groundnut and Paddy crops.

 

C. Agro Climatic situation :

             Based on the Agro-climatic conditions the District falls both in Southern and scarce rainfall zone. In southern zone rainfall ranges from 700 to 800 m.m. covering 26 mandals of the district viz., Kadapa, Kamalapuram, Rayachoty, L.R.Palli, Rajampet and Railway Kodur divisions while it is 500 to 700 m.m. rainfall in scarce rainfall zone covering 25 mandals viz., Mydukur, Proddutur, Muddanur, Pulivendula, Badvel and Porumamilla divisons.

 

D. Farming Situations:

             Based on the soil types, irrigation sources and management practices, the existing farming situations were identified in the district. The gaps affecting the yields/ productivity are analyzed and planned to overcome the gaps with suitable extension strategies.

 

             The farming situations identified in the district are as follows:

Sl. No.	Farming situation description	F.S. Total in hects.	Main crop cultivated
1	K.C. Canal irrigated Black soils with Green manure	25719	Paddy
2	K.C. Canal irrigated Black
3	Tank irrigated Red soils without conjunctive use	5156	Paddy, G.Nut
4	Tank irrigated Black soils without conjunctive use	5376	Paddy
5	Well irrigated red soils	15951	Paddy, G.Nut, Redgram
6	Well irrigated Black soils	12618	Paddy, G.Nut, Redgram
7	Rainfed red soils < 600 m.m. rainfall	35676	G.Nut, Redgram
8	Rainfed red soils > 600 m.m. rainfall	58081	G.Nut, Redgram
9	Rainfed black soils < 600 m.m. rainfall	61173	G.Nut, Sunflower, Redgram, Castor, Sorghum
10	Rainfed black soils > 600 m.m. rainfall	23650	G.Nut, Sunflower, Coriander, Bengalgram
11	Problematic soils	3,557	Paddy, Sunflower
12	Rainfed black soils with protective irrigation – Mylavaram canal	2200	Cotton, Bengalgram, Sunflower, Blackgram, Groundnut

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