Forest type Sand (%) Silt (%) Clay (%) Moisture Content (%) Bulk Density (gm/cm3) Porosity (%) Water Holding Capacity Workers
Regions
Oak 17.96-41.58 33.93-48.43 21.72-41.28 9.12-15.15 1.28-1.43 45.15-50.83 23.43-69.27 Present study Betalghat block, Kumaun
56.10 25.00 18.60 43.10 0.89 51.30 Usman et al., 2002 Kumaun
91.30-92.70 3.10-4.20 4.10-4.50 8.50-15.40 1.00-1.20 53.80-61.50 37.00-40.00 Khera et al., 2001 Nainital, Kumaun
17.10-34.40 17.10 to 34.40 54.10 -79.30 28.10-81.20 Kumar et al., 2004 Garhwal
24.10-42.80 3.80 -16.80 51.70 -72.10 13.50-30.30 – – 51.60-78.40 Semwal et al., 2006 Pauri, Garhwal
27.46-29.80 33.65-34.84 36.50-39.02 – – – 32.1-71 Semwal et al., 2009 Garhwal
25.85-56.81 30.17-51.36 10.06-28.85 15.10-23.57 0.90-1.33 48.84-65.38 37.61-58.14 Nazir, 2009 Pauri, Garhwal
50.0-56.0 23.0-24.0 17.0-20.0 12.0- 14.0 0.79-1.29 51.25 63.09- 65.70 Sharma et al., 2010 Garhwal
64.48-74.93 13.28-17.82 11.77-17.67 6.22-24.50 – – – Sheikh and Kumar, 2010 Garhwal
41.04-43.74 52.08-53.34 4.17-5.61 6.56-6.82 1.24-1.62 38.93-54.39 43.34-43.97 Jina et al., 2011 Lamgara block, Kumaun
55.38-80.17 18.22-37.97 1.61-9.67 9.39-18.79 0.89-1.44 – 34.37-59.50 Kumar et al., 2013 Garhwal
Joshi & Negi, 2015 Kumaun & Garhwal
94.28 Tewari et al., 2016 Kumaun
Pine 17.24-33.61 34.43-52.72 22.85-43.27 2.46-15.12 1.25-1.40 46.24-52.06 24.53-68.27 Present study Betalghat block, Kumaun
35.33-39.57 29.00-29.45 30.63-35.30 – – – 29.5-71 Semwal et al., 2009 Garhwal
38.19-54.10 31.11-49.81 12.87-20.06 3.30-10.57 0.95-1.27 51.15-63.46 40.22-53.17 Nazir, 2009 Pauri, Garhwal
46.2 17.35 36.42 4.70-13.62 – – 31.28 Sheikh and Kumar, 2010 Garhwal
45.88-83.29 8.35-49.56 4.55-8.35 7.25-7.76 1.66-1.94 41.94-42.17 43.44-45.27 Jina et al., 2011 Lamgara block, Kumaun
19.67-40.87 7.63-29.52 33.93-51.50 1.70-6.29 1.12-1.45 – 31.33-47.88 Kumar et al., 2013 Garhwal
Joshi & Negi, 2015 Kumaun & Garhwal
79.25 Tewari et al., 2016 Kumaun
Sal 18.45-26.54 40.25-58.79 16.99-37.02 4.60-15.21 1.24-1.36 47.60-52.22 36.77-61.23 Present study Betalghat block, Kumaun
60.12 28.59 12.24 7.34 – – 43.03 Paudel et al., 2003 Eastern Nepal
32.98-48.25 39.98-58.49 3.74-12.91 6.60-11.56 1.14-1.99 25.34-56.11 37.85-50.58 Bohra et al., 2010 Shiwalik region (Nainital district) Central Himalaya
17.64-27.70 19.5-23.36 48.94-62.86 0.76-5.82 1.36-1.47 43.31-47.87 30.0-54.8 Bharti et al., 2016 Mangoli (Nainital) Kumaun
Forest type pH Total Carbon (%) Organic Matter (%) Total Nitrogen (%) C:N ratio Available
Potassium (%)
Available Phosphorus (%) Workers Regions
Oak 5.74-6.59 1.72-4.06 2.96-6.98 0.18-0.60 6.77-9.56 0.0086-0.0547
mg/kg 0.0025-0.0075
mg/kg Present study Betalghat block, Kumaun
1.88-4.00 Thadani & Ashton, 1995 Kumaun
7.20-8.0 0.90-1.10 1.60-1.90 0.04-0.06 Khera et al., 2001 Kumaun
6.40- 3.06 2.60g/k 11.77 1.00g/kg 0.16g/kg Usman et al., 2000 Kumaun
5.40-5.70 1.30-1.90 2.24-
3.27 0.10-0.20 9.50-13.00 153.20-408.80 kg ha-1 9.30-12.00
kg ha-1 Kumar et al., 2004 Garhwal
5.90-6.30 0.87-1.01 1.50-1.74 0.08-0.09 10.88-11.22 180.90215.70 kg ha-1 13.6015.50 kg ha-1 Semwal et al., 2006 Garhwal
5.816.67 0.422.31 0.723.99 0.070.25 6.009.24 66.89-139.59
ppm 4.116.53
ppm Nazir, 2009 Pauri, Garhwal
6.6-6.9 1.86-2.83 3.20-4.87 0.15-0.24 11.8-12.4 1.55-2.86 (%) 0.84-2.41(%) Semwal et al., 2009 Garhwal
86.10-603.80
kg ha-1 11.50-31.90
kg ha-1 Sharma et al., 2010 Garhwal
0.17-0.45 Gairola et al., 2010 Garhwal
5.80-6.27 1.65-2.43 3.77 0.18-0.23 9.52 128.20-225.76 kg ha-1 12.52-22.25
kg ha-1 Sheikh and Kumar, 2010 Garhwal
5.5-6.20 1.85-2.93 3.18-5.05 0.20-0.33 8.88-9.25 267.40-388.57 kg ha-1 50.00-56.00
kg ha-1 Jina et al., 2011 Kumaun
5.3-5.9 0.21-1.40 0.36-2.41 0.010-0.072 19.4-21.0 73.82-133.65
kg ha-1 9.57-16.08
kg ha-1 Kumar et al., 2013 Garhwal
4.2-6.2 1.00- 3.28 5.64 0.57 5.75 – – Joshi & Negi, 2015 Kumaun & Garhwal
7.06- 0.78 0.661- 0.0463 kg ha-1 0.0105% Tewari et al., 2016 Kumaun
Pine 5.97-6.80 1.09-3.94 1.87-6.78 0.09-0.59 6.68-12.1 0.0093-0.1480
mg/kg 0.0019-0.0068
mg/kg Present study Betalghat block, Kumaun
4.4-5.5 1.64-2.86 4.92 0.23 12.43 1.94-3.66 (%) 0.92 (%) Semwal et al., 2009 Garhwal
5.91-6.24 0.61-1.91 1.04-3.29 0.054-0.13 6.00-12.73 15.87-54.08
ppm 4.25-7.67
ppm Nazir, 2009 Pauri, Garhwal
5.42-6.71 1.63 2.80 0.15 10.87 16.88 kg ha-1 164.22 kg ha-1 Sheikh and Kumar, 2010 Garhwal
6.50-6.50 1.65-2.76 2.84-4.75 0.13-0.19 12.7-14.5 226.19-263.67 kg ha-1 42.12-48.36
kg ha-1 Jina et al., 2011 Kumaun
6.27-6.97 0.28-1.13 0.48-1.94 0.013-0.056 20.18-21.54 86.99-146.35
kg ha-1 19.34-26.25
kg ha-1 Kumar et al., 2013 Garhwal
4.3-6.3 1.00-1.64 2.82 0.28 5.86 – – Joshi & Negi, 2015 Kumaun & Garhwal
7.07 1.51 0.352- 0.0403 kg ha-1 0.0163% Tewari et al., 2016 Kumaun
Sal 5.14-7.28 1.40-3.98 2.41-6.85 0.14-0.58 6.86-10.0 0.0172-0.0679
mg/kg 0.0023-0.0072
mg/kg Present study Betalghat block, Kumaun
4.33 1.41 2.42 0.12 11.75 267.73 (Kg/ha) 76.64 (Kg/ha) Paudel et al., 2003 Eastern Nepal
6.3 0.79 1.36 0.06 13.17 – – Sapkota et al., 2009 Nepal
Sharma et al., 2016 Dehradun
6.70-7.20 0.94-1.37 1.62-2.36 0.21-0.28 4.48-4.89 0.0088-0.0109 (%) 0.0072-0.0098 (%) Bharti et al., 2016 Mangoli (Nainital) Kumaun