Authors:Ghose, M; Gupta, A; Das, S.K; Das, S; Bhattacharya, K; Roy, D
Abstract:The present paper describes the soil characteristics of five rattan palms namely, Calamus acanthospathus, C. erectus, C. flagellum, C. mastersianus and Daemonorops jenkinsianus growing on the hill slopes of Cachar district of Assam in Northeast India. The rattans prefer strong to medium acidic soil. There are indications that bulk density and porosity differ in the vicinity of different species. Water holding capacity, pH and conductivity of soil are changed differently by different species. The soil characteristics associated with the different species varied significantly.
Keywords:bulk density; canes and rattans; characteristics; porosity; sl