Traditional ecological knowledge on characteristics, conservation and management of soil in tribal communities of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, India

The problem of soil degradation has made the farmers to devise some indigenous practices and systems of land use since antiquity in order to maintain and restore the quality of land, which remains operational even today to maintain sustainable crop production. The present study, therefore, deals wit...

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Autor principal:	Kala,C. P
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Chilean Society of Soil Science / Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del Suelo 2013
Materias:	Traditional knowledge soil classification soil conservation tribal communities Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-951620130001000182014-09-16Traditional ecological knowledge on characteristics, conservation and management of soil in tribal communities of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, IndiaKala,C. P Traditional knowledge soil classification soil conservation tribal communities Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve The problem of soil degradation has made the farmers to devise some indigenous practices and systems of land use since antiquity in order to maintain and restore the quality of land, which remains operational even today to maintain sustainable crop production. The present study, therefore, deals with the traditional ecological knowledge on soil characteristics and fertility along with the conservation and management of soil by the tribal communities in the Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve (PBR) of India. Traditionally, the farmers in the study villages of PBR have classified the soil types mainly on the basis of soil texture, soil colour and its water retaining capacity. The study documented a total of 16 soil types, as classified by the villagers such as Bhurbhuria, Chikti, Kadialtori, Kamkaltori, Potini, Chikni, Kasai, Dadra and Barrimitti. Besides crop production, the soil was used for construction of house and pots, whitewashing and painting purposes. For conservation and management of soil, the farmers have adopted various traditional practices, which include crop rotation, burning of residues, planting forestry species, applying farmyard manure, and making land boundary. The study reflects that the traditional soil conservation and management practices in PBR are well knitted and interwoven with the cultures, belief systems and available resources.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessChilean Society of Soil Science / Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del SueloJournal of soil science and plant nutrition v.13 n.1 20132013-03-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-95162013000100018en10.4067/S0718-95162013005000018
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spellingShingle	Traditional knowledge soil classification soil conservation tribal communities Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve Kala,C. P Traditional ecological knowledge on characteristics, conservation and management of soil in tribal communities of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, India
description	The problem of soil degradation has made the farmers to devise some indigenous practices and systems of land use since antiquity in order to maintain and restore the quality of land, which remains operational even today to maintain sustainable crop production. The present study, therefore, deals with the traditional ecological knowledge on soil characteristics and fertility along with the conservation and management of soil by the tribal communities in the Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve (PBR) of India. Traditionally, the farmers in the study villages of PBR have classified the soil types mainly on the basis of soil texture, soil colour and its water retaining capacity. The study documented a total of 16 soil types, as classified by the villagers such as Bhurbhuria, Chikti, Kadialtori, Kamkaltori, Potini, Chikni, Kasai, Dadra and Barrimitti. Besides crop production, the soil was used for construction of house and pots, whitewashing and painting purposes. For conservation and management of soil, the farmers have adopted various traditional practices, which include crop rotation, burning of residues, planting forestry species, applying farmyard manure, and making land boundary. The study reflects that the traditional soil conservation and management practices in PBR are well knitted and interwoven with the cultures, belief systems and available resources.
author	Kala,C. P
author_facet	Kala,C. P
author_sort	Kala,C. P
title	Traditional ecological knowledge on characteristics, conservation and management of soil in tribal communities of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, India
title_short	Traditional ecological knowledge on characteristics, conservation and management of soil in tribal communities of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, India
title_full	Traditional ecological knowledge on characteristics, conservation and management of soil in tribal communities of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, India
title_fullStr	Traditional ecological knowledge on characteristics, conservation and management of soil in tribal communities of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, India
title_full_unstemmed	Traditional ecological knowledge on characteristics, conservation and management of soil in tribal communities of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, India
title_sort	traditional ecological knowledge on characteristics, conservation and management of soil in tribal communities of pachmarhi biosphere reserve, india
publisher	Chilean Society of Soil Science / Sociedad Chilena de la Ciencia del Suelo
publishDate	2013
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Traditional ecological knowledge on characteristics, conservation and management of soil in tribal communities of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, India

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