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Study of East Coast Laterite Soils of Tamil Nadu II. Physical Properties (Profile Soil Samples)

Volume : 56
Issue: Sep-sep
Pages: 589 - 594
Published: October 24, 2023
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Abstract


The productive capacity of any soil is directly related to its physical properties. The profile development, degree of erosion, eluviation, illuviation, pan formation, moisture retentivity and aeration can be examined from the point of view of crop growth by studying the physical characteristics of the profile. The laterite soil has advanced to a stage of weathering where the finer particles are reconstituted, with the formation of concretions and gravels rich in sesquioxides, which considerably alter the physical conditions governing water movement. In the present paper an attempt has been made to study in detail, the physical properties of East Coast laterite profile samples.

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589 - 594
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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