Assessment of land suitability of bilalgodu micro-watershed, Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka for optimal agriculture use planning

Detailed soil resource inventorization was carried out at 1:7,920 scale in Bilalgodu microwatershed, Mudigere taluk, Chikkamagaluru district with an objective to assess the land suitability for various crops in the watershed. The soils of Bilalgodu micro-watershed are characterised and classified into 5 soil series comprising of 30 mapping units. The soil site characteristics and climatic factors were evaluated for its suitability for major existing crops of the location viz., coffee, arecanut, coconut and rice.