Characterization of physico-chemical properties of red soil (Alfisol) in Mirzapur District of Utter Pradesh

The paper deals with physic-properties of red soil in Mirzapur district of Utter Pradesh. The red soil classified in to two groups like sandy red and gravel red soil. Five profile studies of different places of Mirzapur. Mirzapur district is situated in the southern part of Uttar Pradesh. It is located between 25.8° N to 25.15° N latitude and 82.34° E to 82.58° E longitude covering an area of 4952.5 km2. These soils were mainly spread the unconsolidated rock, slopes and eroded trains in the semi-arid area. The terrain in Mirzapur District is hard rocky and the soils are residual, well-drained entisols and alfisols, derived from recent alluvium and Kaimur sandstones (Dhandraulorthoquartzites). The highest mean values of red sandy soil of physio-chemical properties like, pH, EC, TOC, Carbon stocks, and Exchangeable base (cmol (p+)kg-1) Ca, Mg, in the soil profile depth (0-100 cm) were 7.21, 0.17, 0.22, 27.09, 4.79 and 5.49.