Table of Contents:
- What is a land capability?
- Factors that determine the land capability
- Land capability Class
What is land Capability?
Land capability terms used in agriculture to find out the suitability of land for growing a particular crop or combination of crops or to fallow cropping patterns or growing forestry or wildlife.
Factors to determine the land capability:
- Soil types
- Slope and thickness of soil
- Rainfall and irrigation facilities
- Climate
- flood, drought, waterlogging, and soil erosion
Based on the above factors, the land capability index determined, and based on the land capability index, the following are types of Land Capability Class(LCC):
Soil can be classified based on the capability:
- Land suitable for cultivation
- Class 1
- Class 2
- Class 3
- Class 4
- Land suitable for other vegetation apart from crops or limited capability land
- Class 5
- Class 6
- Class 7
- Class 8
Class 1:
Most suitable for intensive cultivation
Having the following characteristics:
- Deep fertile soil
- Plain topography
- Mild climate
- Assure irrigation
- Nearly no hazard such as flood, drought
Class 2:
- Good cultivable land
- Naturally suitable for many crops but areas are prone to erosion, flood
Class 3:
- Moderate soil fertility
- Several risks of erosion, the risk of damage
Class 4:
- Good soil with steep slope
- Fallow and other fallow lands
Class 5:
- Suitable for grazing, forestry, and wildlife
- Soil is either too wet or too har and not suitable for crops
Class 6:
- Suitable for limited grazing, forestry, and wildlife
- Soil is thinner and steeper
Class 7:
- The land is only suitable for forestry and wildlife
- Steep, eroded land
Class 8:
- The land is not suitable for even forestry, it is suitable for wildlife
- Very rough terrain
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