33.
Group of Soil Series No.33
This group of soils
is well drained or moderately well drained, deep, medium textured ( silt
loam to silty clay loam ). They always occur mainly on flood plain or
alluvial fan in low rainfall areas. Soil fertility is moderate. Soil reaction
is medium acid to neutral. Hard pan could be found in cultivated land.
Soils in this group are Don Yang En (Don), Kamphaeng Phet (Kp), Kamphaeng
San (Ks), Lam Sonthi (Ls), Nam Duk (Nd), Tat Panom (Tp) and Taphan Hin
(Tph) series.
Various upland crops and fruit trees are commonly found in the areas.
Crop production is relatively high.
Problems:
Lack of water in dry season, hard pan from management practices may be
found.
Management for upland
crops or vegetables: Prepare moist soils at appropriated time
each year to break hard pan. This group of soils needs crop rotation and
soil improvement with 2-3 ton/rai compose fertilizer or animal manure
or mixed green manure (broadcast 8-10 kg/rai sword bean , 6-8 kg/rai cow
pea or 4-6 kg/rai Crotalaria juncia) with soils before flowering. Chemical
or liquid LDD fertilizer will also be applied according to recommendation
. Plants should be grown on the contour or strip cropping with mulching
. Soil should be conserved by vetiver around the areas. Farm ponds are
recommended to preserve water to be used in dry season.
Management for orchard:
Soil preparation in 50*50*50 pit is to mix 20-35 kg compose fertilizer
or animal manure. Conserve the soils by cover crops, mulching, and contour
or fencing the tree with vetiver. Application of compose fertilizer or
animal manure with chemical or liquid LDD fertilizer at vegetative growth,
before and after harvesting. Farm ponds are recommended to preserve water
to be used in dry season.
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