SOIL HEALTH MANAGEMENT FOR ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY

1. SOIL HEALTH MANAGEMENT FOR ENHANCING PRODUCTIVITY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, HARYANA

2. Major & Secondary Nutrients:- L M H Nitrogen : 89.27% 7.98% 2.75% Phosphorus : 88.28% 9.45% 2.26% Potash : 10.61% 48.55% 40.84% Sulphur : 8.32% Deficient Micronutrients:- Zinc : 19.70% deficient Iron : 28.20% deficient Manganese : 8.90% deficient SOIL HEALTH-HARYANA

3. SOIL TESTING PROGRAMME • Soil Testing services are provided free of cost to the farmers of the State. • ADO’s are given targets for collection of soil samples before sowing of Rabi and Kharif Crops. • The samples are sent to the concerned laboratory for analysis. • Analysis reports with fertilizer recommendations are sent to the extension workers for follow up action. • Special soil testing campaigns are launched to collect representative samples. • District wise Digital Fertility maps are prepared and sent to DDAs. • Water samples are also analyzed in the laboratories for assessing its quality. • Targeted 3.55 lakh Soil Health Cards to be provided to the Farmers annually.

6. SOIL AND WATER TESTING SERVICE Present Set up:- • - 34 Soil & Water Testing Laboratories in the State • - 3 Mobile Soil testing Laboratories. • - 22 STLs are equipped for Micronutrient testing. Soil Parameters being Analysed :- • - pH & EC to check the alkalinity & Salinity in soils for reclamation • - Major nutrient - N: P : K • - Secondary Nutrient-Sulphur • - Micronutrients (Zn, Fe, Mn and Cu) Capacity :- • - 10,000 soil sample a year of each Laboratory • - Total of 3.55 lac soil samples by all the STLs • - 2.50 soil samples for micronutrients (Zn, Fe and Mn)

7. LOCATIONS OF 34 SOIL TESTING LABORATORIES MSTL

8. DISTRICT WISE MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENT AREAS 2011-12

9. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION • CREATION OF LOCATION -SPECIFIC INFORMATION (GPS-Based) • Use of GIS and Remote Sensing Applications for - • Fertility Maps of each village • Identification of saline & Alkali soils • Web based Application – Inter-active maps • On-line Soil Health Cards on the departmental web-page • (www.agriharyana.nic.in) • Dissemination is free of cost.

10. Preparation of Soil Fertility Map district wise-Nutrient wise • District wise soil fertility maps depicting village level information are available. • GIS maps of all nutrients (major & micro) are prepared based on GP location. • The maps are provided to the all DDAs and uploaded on the Web also. • Village wise as well as farmers Data are also available on the WEB. • 19.10 lakh Soil Health Cards have been distributed up to March, 2014

13. Status of Potash in Soils of Haryana

17. GROUND WATER QUALITY-HARYANA EC BASED

19. CLASSIFICATIONOF SALT AFFECTED SOILS Bhiwani Jind 19

20. MEASURES TAKEN TO IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH • Promotion of Green Manuring. • Promotion of Summer Moong. • Banning the cultivation of summer Paddy by enacting Legislation. • Management of Crop Residues (Use of Rotavator, Zero Till Machine, Happy Seeder etc.) • Reclamation of Saline and Waterlogged Soils by laying Sub Surface Drainage system. • Balanced use of fertilizers as per recommendations. • Promotion of Bio fertilizers and Single Super Phosphate fertilizer. • Identified critical villages for all the micronutrients. • Subsidy @ 75% on micronutrients (Zn, Fe & Mn) are provided to the farmers. Demonstrations are being laid under the NPMSHF and ATMA schemes. • Gypsum is being provided to reclaim Alkali Soils as well as to mitigate sulphur deficiency at 50% subsidized rate.

21. IMPROVEMENT IN SOIL HEALTH CARD • Area and crop specific recommendation of fertilizers. • Inclusion of Copper, Boron and Molybdenum. • Categorization of Sulphur and Micronutrients with Low, Medium and High Categories as per recommendation of IISS, Bhopal.

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