Physico-chemical properties of soils collected
from different agricultural lands of Chittagong
district of Bangladesh.
Accepted 13th
January 2020
Muhammad Sher*, Mahmud and
Sajal Roy
Department of Soil Science, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
The current study was conducted in the Department of Soil Science, University of
Chittagong, Bangladesh to assess the physical and chemical properties of soils
of agricultural lands of Potenga Thana in Chittagong district. The results
showed that the mean values of pH, Electrical conductivity, organic carbon,
organic matter and Cation exchange capacity of all collected soil samples were
5.66,1.69 mS/cm, 1.04%, 1.79% and 27.95 cmol/kg, respectively. The mean amount
of clay, silt and sand were found to be 29.6, 53.1 and 17.3%, respectively. On
the other hand, the average concentration of available N, P, K, S, Ca, Mg and Na
were 11.29 mg/kg, 14.28 mg/kg, 0.62 cmol/kg, 99.17 mg/kg, 2.80 cmol/kg, 9.96
cmol/kg and 15.22 mg/kg, respectively, whereas the mean values of 0.22, 0.09.
3.61, 0.05, 0.23, 0.35 and 0.15%, respectively were found for total content of
N, P, K, S, Ca, Mg and Na. Overall, the concentration of available and total
elements among the soils differed significantly (p<0.05) under examination.
Key words:
Available concentration, Bangladesh, chemical properties physical properties,
sampling points, total concentration.
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Cite this article as:
Sher M, Mahmud, Roy S (2020). Physico-chemical properties of soils collected
from different agricultural lands of Chittagong district of Bangladesh. Acad. J. Environ. Sci. 8(2):
022-029.
