Your plan for Nicobars
We checked 0 crops against your soil, rain and temperature, whether or not they're grown near you.
We don't have rain and temperature records for this place yet, so we can't say which crops suit it.
Grown here now: Chillies (Dry) Sweet Potato Urad (Black Gram) Moong (Green Gram) Maize
Your land
Soil
4
out of 10
Soil score
PoorShort in most fields here: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, organic carbon and sulphur.
For most crops. How the soil score works
Rain
No rain records for this district yet.
Temperature
No temperature records for this district yet.
What's short in your soil, and what to do (5 nutrients)
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Poor
Nitrogen
From 799 soil tests
Low 86% Medium 14%
9 in 10 soil tests here came out low
If your field is low: add about a quarter more urea than the usual dose, in two or three splits. A pulse crop in rotation also adds nitrogen.
What this means
Grows leaves and stems. Short soil gives pale, yellow leaves.
Low under 280 kg/ha Medium 280–560 kg/ha High over 560 kg/haHealthy soil has 280 kg/ha or more.
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Poor
Phosphorus
From 799 soil tests
Low 90% Medium 10%
9 in 10 soil tests here came out low
If your field is low: add about a quarter more DAP or single super phosphate than the usual dose, at sowing.
What this means
Builds roots and helps the crop flower and fill grain.
Low under 10 kg/ha Medium 10–25 kg/ha High over 25 kg/haHealthy soil has 10 kg/ha or more.
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Poor
Potassium
From 799 soil tests
Low 91% Medium 9%
9 in 10 soil tests here came out low
If your field is low: add about a quarter more potash (MOP) than the usual dose.
What this means
Fills grain and fruit, and helps crops stand drought and disease.
Low under 110 kg/ha Medium 110–280 kg/ha High over 280 kg/haHealthy soil has 110 kg/ha or more.
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Poor
Organic carbon
From 799 soil tests
Low 87% Medium 12%
9 in 10 soil tests here came out low
If your field is low: add 4 tonnes of compost or farmyard manure per acre before sowing, and plough crop leftovers back in instead of burning them.
What this means
Shows how much organic matter the soil has. It keeps soil loose, holds water and feeds the crop slowly.
Low under 0.5% Medium 0.5–0.75% High over 0.75%Healthy soil has 0.5% or more.
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Poor
Sulphur
From 799 soil tests
Short 98% Enough 2%
Almost every soil test here came out short
If your field is short: use single super phosphate instead of DAP, or add about 100 kg of gypsum per acre before sowing.
What this means
Makes oil in oilseeds and protein in pulses.
Short under 10 ppm Enough 10 ppm or moreHealthy soil has 10 ppm or more.
Fixes are the usual advice. Your Soil Health Card or nearest Krishi Vigyan Kendra gives the exact dose for your field.
Other soil results
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Good
pH
From 799 soil tests
Acidic 2% Neutral 98%
Almost every soil test here came out neutral
What this means
How sour (acidic) or alkaline the soil is. It decides which nutrients roots can take up.
Acidic Neutral AlkalineIn these tests, neutral means about pH 6 to 8, which suits most crops; acidic is below about 6 and alkaline above about 8.
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Good
Salt
From 799 soil tests
Not salty 82% Salty 18%
2 in 10 soil tests here came out salty
What this means
Salt in the soil, shown as EC on the card. Salt makes it hard for roots to drink.
Not salty SaltyUnder 1 dS/m is fine. Between 1 and 4, only crops that can't take salt lose yield. Above 4 harms most crops.
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Good
Zinc
From 799 soil tests
Short 11% Enough 89%
1 in 10 soil tests here came out short
What this means
Needed for growth and healthy leaves. Rice and wheat often run short.
Short under 0.6 ppm Enough 0.6 ppm or moreHealthy soil has 0.6 ppm or more.
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Good
Iron
From 799 soil tests
Enough 100%
Almost every soil test here had enough
What this means
Keeps young leaves green.
Short under 4.5 ppm Enough 4.5 ppm or moreHealthy soil has 4.5 ppm or more.
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Good
Copper
From 799 soil tests
Short 2% Enough 98%
Almost every soil test here had enough
What this means
Helps the crop set seed and resist disease.
Short under 0.2 ppm Enough 0.2 ppm or moreHealthy soil has 0.2 ppm or more.
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Good
Manganese
From 799 soil tests
Enough 100%
Almost every soil test here had enough
What this means
Helps leaves make food from sunlight.
Short under 2 ppm Enough 2 ppm or moreHealthy soil has 2 ppm or more.
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Good
Boron
From 799 soil tests
Enough 100%
Almost every soil test here had enough
What this means
Needed for flowers to set seed and fruit.
Short under 0.5 ppm Enough 0.5 ppm or moreHealthy soil has 0.5 ppm or more.
Good fit 0
Water, temperature and soil type suit; amber shows what needs care, such as nutrients to add. Sorted by what is likely left per acre after costs; risky crops come lower.
Nothing fits well this season. Look at the crops below that are possible with effort, or try another season.
Possible, with effort 0
Each needs something extra: irrigation, soil care or a careful sowing time, or it likely loses money at typical costs. The card says what.
No crops in this group.
10 more crops aren't judged yet because we don't have their growing needs.
Next steps
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Test your soil
A Soil Health Card tells you exactly what your field needs.
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Talk to your Krishi Vigyan Kendra
Your district's farm science centre gives free local advice.
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Look deeper
Everything about your district
Source: Soil Health Card – soil nutrient analysis (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – district-wise (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Crop area, production & yield – UPAG (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); Horticulture area & production statistics (Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare); 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; FAO ECOCROP crop requirements (via OpenCLIM/ecocrop); FAO-56 crop coefficients (Allen et al. 1998); Agmarknet daily prices and arrivals (India Data Portal).