| Agro-climatic regions |
Replicates* |
Place |
Region code |
Soil type |
No.of sites |
| Bhabar and Tarai Zone of Uttar Pradesh (28°22'N latitude 79°25'E longitude) |
1 |
Pantnagar |
Bht |
Clayey loam |
5 |
| Western Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh (28°40'N latitude 77°43'E longitude) |
3 |
Dadri
Gajroula
Ghaziabad |
Wep 1
Wep 2
Wep 3 |
Loamy sand
Sandy loamy
Silty loamy |
5
5
5 |
| Mid-Western Plain Zone of Uttar Pradesh (28°02'N latitude 79°07'E longitude) |
1 |
Budaun |
Miw |
Clayey loam |
5 |
| Gird Zone of Madhya Pradesh (21°14'N latitude 81°38'E longitude) |
1 |
Chambal |
Giz |
Light alluvium |
5 |
| Malwa Plateau Zone of Madhya Pradesh (22°05'N latitude 82°09'E longitude) |
1 |
Pachmari |
Mal |
Medium |
5 |
| Semi-Arid Eastern Main Zone of Rajasthan (26°55'N latitude 75°48'E longitude) |
1 |
Jaipur |
Samz |
Loamy sand |
5 |
| South Gujarat Zone of Gujarat (23°02'N latitude 72°35'E longitude) |
1 |
Ahmedabad |
Sgz |
Clayey |
5 |
| Western Zone of Haryana (28°54'N latitude 76°35'E longitude) |
2 |
Rohtak
Gual-Pahiri |
Whz 1
Whz 2 |
Fine loam
Alluvium |
5
5 |
*Within each combination of the agro-climatic region we selected five sites. Hence,
for each of these regions sampled only once, there were five sites. For two of
the agro-climatic regions, we replicated twice or thrice in each of the agro-climatic
categories.