Cashew orchard soil properties, Dodamarg, Northern Western Ghats, India

Soil properties of cashew orchards of the Northern Western Ghats, India This project contains chemical properties of soil collected from cashew orchards of Dodamarg, Northern Western Ghats, for a study investigating the factors influencing the effects of forest cover, flower abundance, temperature and (potentially) soil composition on cashew pollinators. Taxonomic Coverage: Not applicable Geographic Coverage: Dodamarg, Sindhudurg District, Maharashtra, India Temporal Coverage: March 2025 Description of field and lab methods Soil collection: Soil samples were collected from 30 cashew orchards, using soil core sampler. The diameter of the core sampler was measured before soil collection. All soil samples were collected from 10 cm depth after removing all the leaf litter from the ground. From each orchard, 10 soil columns were collected for analysis of chemical properties. Chemical Properties: We estimated thirteen soil chemical properties for all soil samples collected. The following parameters were analyzed by Zuari Farmhubs Laboratory: pH, electrical conductivity (E.C.) at 25°C, organic carbon (O.C.), available phosphorus (P₂O₅), available potassium (K₂O), available calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sulfur (S), boron (B), zinc (Zn), iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and manganese (Mn). More details about the data can be obtained from Aditya Satish ([e-mail]) and Rohit Naniwadekar ([e-mail]) from the Nature Conservation Foundation (www.ncf-india.org). File Descriptions: Data file: Dodamarg_2025_Cashew_Soil_Properties.csv We have also included a ReadMe.txt file that explains the data file, akin to the description in the metadata. Description of the columns of the data file: Sl no: Serial number Site: Site ID Code: Site code (General location) Latitude: latitude co-ordinate of the plot (in decimal degrees, °N) Longitude: longitude co-ordinate of the plot (in decimal degrees, °E) pH: pH of the soil E.C.: Electrical Conductivity at 25°C (in dS/m) O.C.: Organic Carbon (in %) P₂O₅: Available P₂O₅ (in Kg /acre) K₂O: Available Potassium (in Kg /acre) Ca: Available Calcium (in mg/Kg) Mg: Available Magnesium (in mg/Kg) S: Available Sulphur (in mg/Kg) B: Available Boron (in mg/Kg) Zn: Available Zinc (in mg/Kg) Fe: Available Iron (in mg/Kg) Cu: Available Copper (in mg/Kg) Mn: Available Manganese (in mg/Kg) Funding: Godrej Consumer Products Limited Arvind Datar Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies