Land resource data and its evaluation for village level land use planning of ayammanahalli micro-watershed

The detailed soil survey of Ayyammanahalli village of Doddaballapur Taluk, Bangalore Rural District, Karnataka, falling in Eastern Dry Zone, was undertaken to provide site-specific database in planning for developmental programme. Four soil series, namely Ayyammanahalli 1, Ayyammanahalli 2, Ayyammanahalli 3, Ayammanahalli 4 and Ayyammanahalli 5 were identified. The Soil pH varied from strongly acidic to neutral, low CEC, low soil organic carbon. These soIls are grouped under classes II, III and IV land capability classes, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 land irrigability classes and 32.1 , 26.6, 20.2, 16.9 and 21.1 percent of land is highly suitable for maize, ragi, ground nut, sorghum and eucalyptus cultivation respectively.