Abstract
Known water resouces of Baluchistan are extremely inadequate in comparison with its geographic extent. Major part of the province is exclusively dependent upon the limited meteoric moisture precipitating over the territory. It is imperative that this meagre but precious resource be utilized for agriculture in the most beneficial manner. Suitability of the land on which water is used is the critical determinant of the attainable level of agricultural production. Land suitability appraisal takes into consideration the vitally imporiant physical, biological and economic components of land such as soil, climate, geology, geomorphology, hydrology, drainage, vegetation and crops. In Baluchistan, these attributes generally show wide variations over short distances as is, evident in any intermontanc valley. Based upon anticipated land and water interaction translated into economic terms, it is suggested that for maximum benefit, topmost priority for water allocation be given to level, well drained areas of deep, loamy/silty soils without salinity, sodicily or coarse fragments, and having permeable subsoils. If properly managed, this type of land, constituting, on the average, about thirty percent of the culturablc areas in the valleys, would permit a well diversified and highly productive arable use ensuring highest returns per unit of water
Mushtaq Ahmad . (1991) LAN D SUITABILIT Y - KE Y T O OPTIMU M WATE R UTILIZATION IN BALUCHISTA N, The Journal Soil & Environment , Volume 6, Issue (3-4).
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