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100			_aSatisha G C
245		0	_aRubber growing soils of Northern Mizoram - Their characteristics, and limitations
260			_bJournal of the Indian Society of Soil Science _c2002
300			_a497-501
520			_aSeven representative soil sites of major rubber growing areas in Northern Mizoram were identified and their climatic, soil and site characteristics were studied and assessed for suitability through limitation approach. The suitability criteria for rubber cultivation were developed with special reference to hilly terrain of Mizoram. The prevailing land characteristics of each site were compared with these diagnostic limitations. The steep slopes and low winter temperature of less than 10 oC are the major constraints in the region. Most of the soil-sites studied are moderately suitable except for soils of rolling hills with very high steep slope at 400 and 750 m above mean sea level are marginally suitable for rubber cultivation.
650			_aHevea brasiliensis
650			_aLimitations
650			_aSoil characteristics
650			_aSuitability
700			_aDey S K
700			_aKarthikakuttyamma M
700			_aPal T K
700			_aVarghese Y A
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