Well drained fertile loamy soil is ideal for aonla cultivation although, it can be successfully grown in light as well as heavy soils except very sandy one. Slightly acidic to saline soils (pH 6.5-9.5, EC 5dsm, ESP 30-40) are suitable for its cultivation. Heavy soils with high water table are not suitable for its cultivation. In recent years, aonla has been identified as an ideal plant for various kinds of wastelands viz., moisture stress, eroded, ravines, upland, riverbeds and areas with undulated topography. Its deep root system and deciduous nature is helpful in providing vertical drainage and improving physical, chemical and biological soil properties. Introduction of aonla in the natural rangelands has shown its suitability for rehabilitation, particularly through popularization of agri-silvihorticulture land use system. Aonla can also be planted on roadsides, strip lands. Experiments on salt tolerance of aonla showed that the aonla has immense possibility for commercial growing on salt affected wasteland which covers an area of 7.0 million hectares in India.
Which soil is suitable for Amla cultivation?
