CONTENTS

CHARACTERIZATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF RICE GROWING SOILS
P5:Siddipeta Ap 20 23 57 1.24 1.2 26.3 14.4
Bss 1
17 24 59 1.3 1.6 34.5 13.1
Bss 2
13 21 66 1.31 1.2 38.3 16.1
Bss 3
14 17 69 1.33 1.1 39.1 16.5
P6:Gajwel Ap 59 12 29 1.56 4.4 16.8 12.6
AC 66 9 24 1.66 4.6 20.4 10.6
P7:Warangal Ap 44 15 41 1.41 1.6 23.1 12.5
Bss 40 15 45 1.41 0.6 25.7 14.2
Bg 39 16 45 1.45 0.1 27.6 15.2
Bw 43 13 45 1.48 0.1 32.9 17.7
P8:Malyal Ap 56 14 30 1.52 3.3 16.6 9.6
Bw 1
52 17 31 1.46 3.3 17.5 10.5
Bw 2
56 12 31 1.46 3.2 24.3 15.8
C 60 14 26 1.48 3.1 26.7 16.5
P9:Eturnagaram Ap 68 8 25 1.52 2.2 11 5.5
AB 68 8 24 1.59 1.4 14.2 8.1
Bt 1
63 8 29 1.6 1.9 15.9 9.7
Bt 2
62 10 29 1.6 1.1 16.2 9.9
P10:Ghanpur Ap 55 15 30 1.29 3.3 18 6.8
Btg 48 15 37 1.34 3.2 23.5 14.8
Bwg 50 14 36 1.36 2.8 33.4 22.6
Bg 48 13 39 1.41 2.4 37.4 21.7
Bt 41 17 43 1.42 0.4 35.8 23.6
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