OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

Detailed explanation-1: -Class IV (4) soils have very severe limitations that restrict the choice of plants or require very careful management, or both.

Detailed explanation-2: -Class I to IV are suitable for cultivation and class V to VIII are not suitable for cultivation but suitable for grazing, forestry and wildlife maintenance and recreation or watershed protection (ICAR, 1980). According to this scheme of classification five land capability classes viz.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thus land is classified in to eight land capability classes under two broad groups as: Land suitable for agriculture and other uses which include class I to class IV lands. Land not suitable for agriculture but very well suited for forestry, grass land and wild life which include class V to class VIII lands.

Detailed explanation-4: -Class 1 soils have slight limitations that restrict their use. Class 2 soils have moderate limitations that restrict the choice of plants or that require moderate conservation practices. Class 3 soils have severe limitations that restrict the choice of plants or that require special conservation practices, or both.

Detailed explanation-5: -Land suitability is the fitness of a given type of land for a defined use. The land may be considered in its present condition or after improvements. The process of land suitability classification is the appraisal and grouping of specific areas of land in terms of their suitability for defined uses.