Agricultural potential of the soils of Sharkul watershed area, district Mansehra
Agricultural potential of the soils of Sharkul watershed area, district Mansehra
Abdul Hameed Khan1, Bashir Ahmed Wani2, Hakim Shah3 and Basar Ali4
ABSTRACT
Semi-detailed soil survey of the Sharkul Watershed area was carried out during the period from July 26th to August, 14th, 2002. European Union funded the operational costs and Pakistan Forest Institute executed the task with the technical assistance of soil survey of Pakistan. On the basis of their agricultural development potential, nine land capability classes were recognized in the area. It has been estimated that in the arable part of the area about 349 hectares (20.6 %) consist of class II (good) dry-farmed land. About 469 hectares (27.6 %) of the land consist of class III land, having moderate general potential in which about 29 hectares (1.7 %) are under irrigated farming and the remaining about 440 hectares (25.9 %) are used mainly for dry farming. About 436 hectares (25.7 %) of the land is consisting of class IV (poor) dry farmed cum forest/range land. In the non-arable remaining part of the study area, about 144 hectares (8.5 %) comprises as class V (good) forest cum poor dry farmed/grazing land and about 99 hectares (5.8 % ) falls under class VI (moderate ) forest cum poor dry farmed / grazing land, while about 189 hectares (11.2 %) of the land have moderate general potential far range land combined with low potential for forestry/rainfed farming, while about 14 ha (0.6 %) area is under built up.
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June 2005
Vol. 55, Iss. 2
