Palamu’s soil is rich for orange cultivation which can give a fillip to the economy of the farmers here said scientist of Palamu Chiyanki’s based Zonal Research Centre of Birsa Agricultural University Ranchi Anil Kumar.
Kumar said the soil of Palamu and the soil of the orange hub Nagpur has less dissimilarities except one where the Nagpur soil is acidic and alkaline both while the soil of Palamu is neutral. He said the climate in Nagpur is hot and humid while Palamu’s hot climate is country wide known. Nagpur is humid while Palamu is not. Sources said the nutritional management in Nagpur, Himachal Pardesh, Haryana, Punjab for citrus fruits especially oranges is far advanced than Palamu a fact conceded by scientist Anil Kumar.