R.S. Meena1*, S.S. Rao2, A.K. Mathur2 and S.K. Sharma2
1* National Bureau of Soil Survey & Land Use Planning (ICAR), Regional Centre, Udaipur
2 Department of Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur-313001
1* corresponding author Email: mramswaroop@gmail.com
Abstract : A study was carried out to assess the micronutrient status of soils of the Gogunda Tehsil, Udaipur district (Zone IV-a) of Rajasthan. The EC of soils ranged from 0.05 to 2.0 dSm-1 and OC varied from 0.40 to 21.0 g kg-1. The pH of soils ranged from 6.5 to 9.20. CaCO3 content ranged from 0.2 to 41.0 g kg-1. The available Fe, Zn, Cu, and Mn ranged from 1.25 to 15.25, 0.25 to 12.42, 0.50 to 7.05 and 2.14 to 112.95 mg kg-1 respectively.
Keywords : Fertility Status, Micronutrients, Correlation, Critical limit
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