An Investigation of the Alkali Soils in Gujarat- Preliminary Report
1954
Shah, RK | Trivedi, AM
An expedition was undertaken under the auspices of Gujarat University to make a preliminary investigation about the desert areas in Gujarat. The expedition was under the leadership of Dr. K. R. Ramnathan of Physical Research Laboratory. ( Seven persons left on 14th June 1952 for Zinzuwada, one of the starting points of the desert.) General Description The area appears to contain quantities of iron sulphide, gypsum, common salt and other soluble salts. The portion investigated was on the border line of the desert, rather than the area of the desert itself. The area contained a number of islands called ' Bets ' consisting of small hamlets in the compara- tively more productive lands in the belts of the rivers, Benas, Rupen and Saraswati. The crops taken are wheat, juwar and cotton. The climate is warm and the rain- fall is reported to be scanty. The colours of the soil appear to be varying from place to place from light gray to brownish black in some parts.
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