• Saima khursheed
• M.R. Mir
• M.F. Baqual
• Noor-ul-din
• Z.A. Baba

Mulberry (Morus sp.), is a perennial deep rooted plant and the soil should be capable of supplying sufficient air, water and nutrients at the deeper layers upto which the root system penetrates. Mulberry, being a high biomass producing plant requires perpetual and balanced availability of these nutrients. However, high levels of biomass production coupled with non application of fertilizers have resulted in prolonged exhaustion of nutrients, seasonal variability in crop performances and imbalances in nutrient availability in soils. Understanding spatial changes in soil nutrients is important as they may differ markedly among identical locations subjected to natural and manmade disturbances. In the present study, “Impact of Regions and Seasonal Dynamics on Chemical Characteristics of Mulberry growing Soils of Kashmir under temperate conditions” chemical properties of soils at (0-60 cms) depth were assessed during 2014-2015, under temperate climatic conditions in the Northern, central and southern regions of Kashmir. The results indicated that Ph, E.C, O.C, N, P and K were significantly higher in the spring season and lowest during winter season. The present study revealed that chemical characteristics of mulberry soils were at optimum level during spring season due to the favourable temperature, moisture and high O.C content. In addition, northern region registered the highest values in terms of pH, E.C, N and P followed by central region, whereas, southern region in case of O.C and K and environmental factors such as pH, soil moisture, temperature, etc change soil chemical characteristics in mulberry gardens under temperate climatic conditions of kashmir.

Chemical characteristics, Dynamics, Kashmir, Mulberry, Regions, Seasons, Soils, Temperate

"Impact of Regions and Seasonal Dynamics on Chemical Characteristics of Mulberry growing Soils of Kashmir under Temperate Conditions", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.880-887, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807857.pdf

"Impact of Regions and Seasonal Dynamics on Chemical Characteristics of Mulberry growing Soils of Kashmir under Temperate Conditions", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp880-887, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807857.pdf