Spatial variability of some soil properties varies in oil palm (<i>Elaeis guineensis</i> Jacq.)  plantations of west coastal area of India

Behera, Sanjib Kumar; Suresh, Kancherla; Rao, Bezawada Narsimha; Mathur, Ravi Kumar; Shukla, Arvind Kumar; Manorama, Kamireddy; Ramachandrudu, Kummari; Harinarayana, Parasa; Prakash, Chandra

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-979-2016

Articles | Volume 7, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-979-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/se-7-979-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 3

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28 Jun 2016

Research article |

| 28 Jun 2016

Spatial variability of some soil properties varies in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) plantations of west coastal area of India

Sanjib Kumar Behera, Kancherla Suresh, Bezawada Narsimha Rao, Ravi Kumar Mathur, Arvind Kumar Shukla, Kamireddy Manorama, Kummari Ramachandrudu, Parasa Harinarayana, and Chandra Prakash

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RC1: 'Review of the manuscript: Spatial variability of some soil properties in west coastal area of India having oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) plantations', Anonymous Referee #1, 14 Feb 2016
- AC1: 'Authors response to referee # 1 comment', Sanjib Behera, 19 Feb 2016
RC2: 'Review of the manuscript - Spatial variability of some soil properties in west coastal area of India having oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) plantations', Anonymous Referee #2, 19 Feb 2016
- AC2: 'Authors response to referee # 2 comment', Sanjib Behera, 20 Feb 2016
AC3: 'Authors response to comments of referees', Sanjib Behera, 14 Mar 2016

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This study analyzed the spatial variability of some soil properties in surface and subsurface soil layers of oil palm plantations in the south Goa district of Goa situated in western coastal area of India. The studied soil properties in surface and subsurface layers varied widely. Geostatistical analysis revealed different spatial distribution patterns for the soil properties. The generated prediction maps are useful for site-specific soil nutrient management in the area.