LAND SUITABILITY EVALUATION FOR RAGI CROP IN THE HEMAVATHI WATERSHED: KARNATAKA STATE

Subash S Sannashiddannanavar; Bindumathi S

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Geographical analysis

Year: 2013, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Pages: 76-81

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LAND SUITABILITY EVALUATION FOR RAGI CROP IN THE HEMAVATHI WATERSHED: KARNATAKA STATE

Subash S.Sannashiddannanavar.,^* Bindumathi S.^**

^*Associate Professor, Department of Studies in Geography, Manasagangotri, University of Mysore.
^**Research scholar, Department of Studies in Geography, Manasagangotri, University of Mysore.

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Abstract

Abstract This article analyzed the land suitability for ragi crop in the Hemavathi watershed. The land suitability model is applied for this study as per the guidelines prepared by National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land use planning (NBSS&LUP). Land suitability for ragi crop in Hemavathi watershed is based on the physical and chemical parameters of soil, climatic condition and topography of the land. Hemavathi River is one of the important tributary of river Cauvery, the total catchment area is 5697 sq km, for the analysis purpose this watershed is divided into three zones and these zones are divided on the bases of rainfall, temperature and elevation of the study area the results are discussed in this paper.

Key words: Land suitability, ragi, Hemavathi watershed etc.,