Assessment of physical and chemical properties of soil samples in kaipad tracts of Kannur district, India

A study was conducted during April 2016 to assess the different physical and chemical properties of the soil of Kaipad tracts. The Kaipad tracts, characterized by the unique saline hydromorphic soil covers the north Malabar districts of Kozhikode, Kannur and Kasaragod. As a part of the investigation, representative surface soil samples were collected from 15 selected locations of Kaipad areas comprising of Muttil and Cherukunnu (Fig. 1) panchayath during the first week of April 2016 to assess the different physical and chemical properties.