Junwani

Village soil report

Most soil here is short of manganese.
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What the soil tests found

6

out of 10

Soil score

Okay

Short in most fields here: manganese.

For most crops. How the soil score works

soil samples, 2024-25
12
nutrients checked
12

This shows what soil in this area tends to be like. Your own field can be different. Get it tested at a soil testing lab before deciding.

Nutrient by nutrient

  • Iron

    Okay

    Short 25% Enough 75%

    3 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    If your field is short: spray ferrous sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, when young leaves turn yellow.

    What this means

    Keeps young leaves green.

    Short under 4.5 ppm Enough 4.5 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 4.5 ppm or more.

    Compared with the wider area
    Place ShortEnough
    Here 25% 75%
    Ghughri 52% 48%
    Mandla 71% 29%
    Madhya Pradesh 22% 78%
    India 24% 76%

  • Copper

    Good

    Short 8% Enough 92%

    1 in 10 soil tests here came out short

    What this means

    Helps the crop set seed and resist disease.

    Short under 0.2 ppm Enough 0.2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 0.2 ppm or more.

    Compared with the wider area
    Place ShortEnough
    Here 8% 92%
    Ghughri 9% 91%
    Mandla 16% 84%
    Madhya Pradesh 7% 93%
    India 5% 95%

  • Manganese

    Poor

    Short 100%

    Almost every soil test here came out short

    If your field is short: spray manganese sulphate, 5 g per litre of water, on the young crop.

    What this means

    Helps leaves make food from sunlight.

    Short under 2 ppm Enough 2 ppm or more

    Healthy soil has 2 ppm or more.

    Compared with the wider area
    Place ShortEnough
    Here 100% 0%
    Ghughri 53% 47%
    Mandla 41% 59%
    Madhya Pradesh 8% 92%
    India 13% 87%

Too few tests here to judge nitrogen (7 tests), phosphorus (7 tests), potassium (7 tests), organic carbon (7 tests), pH (7 tests), salt (7 tests), sulphur (7 tests), zinc (7 tests) and boron (7 tests).

Fixes are the usual advice. Your Soil Health Card or nearest Krishi Vigyan Kendra gives the exact dose for your field.

Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare). 2024-25. 12 samples.

Climate in Mandla

Rain

About 1,240 mm of rain a year

In a normal year. A dry year brings about 1,060 mm.

Temperature

Hottest in May: days about 42 °C, nights 26 °C

Coolest in December: days about 27 °C, nights 10 °C.

Typical of the district's villages; a farm much higher or lower can be a few degrees cooler or warmer.

Source: IMD gridded daily rainfall (0.25°); IMD gridded daily max/min temperature (1°); TerraClimate 1991–2020 temperature normals (about 4 km), where each district's villages are.