SOIL CHARACTERIZATION AND LEAF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ACID LIME ORCHARDS OF PATUR BLOCK OF AKOLA DISTRICT.
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2019-08-09
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Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola, Maharashtra.
Abstract
The present investigation in relation to “SOIL CHARACTERIZATION AND LEAF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ACID LIME ORCHARDS OF PATUR BLOCK OF AKOLA DISTRICT” was undertaken during 2018-19. Twenty orchards from healthy condition were selected on the basis of their yield performance and visual observations from five locations of Patur block viz., Wadegaon, Sasti, Patur, Mazod and Goregaon were selected to evaluate the soil characteristics and leaf nutritional status and fruit quality of acid lime. Twenty soil samples were taken from 0-30 and 30-60 cm depth randomly selected over the field of acid lime and collected leaf and fruit samples were analyzed for quality parameters.
The results indicated that, the soil reaction was slightly to moderately alkaline with pH value varied from 7.35 to 8.14, EC ranges from 0.234 to 0.324 dS m-1 indicating the non saline nature of these soils, free calcium carbonate varied from 5.63 to 9.42 per cent. As all soils contained more than 5 per cent CaCO3 they were categorized as calcareous soils. Organic carbon showed decreasing trend with soil depth and soils contained medium to moderately high in organic carbon. The available nitrogen was found to be low to medium, phosphorus was low, potassium was high to very high and sulphur was low to moderate. The DTPA extractable micronutrients in soil were moderately high for zinc, iron, copper and manganese.
The leaf nutrient status of study area was found to be low to optimum in total nitrogen, phosphorus, optimum to high in potassium and low to optimum in micronutrients. Fruits of acid lime were found to be of good quality. Since, the correlations obtained in the present studies did not show any consistent trends.
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The soil samples were collected from Wadegaon, Sasti, Patur, Mazod and Goregaon villages of Patur block of Akola district to evaluate the fertility status of soils, leaf nutrient content and quality of fruits after analysis the result were found that the soils were slightly to moderately alkaline and non saline. The macronutrients as well as micronutrients are present in low to medium range except potassium and sulphur. The leaf nutrients are low to optimum in macro abd micro nutrients and fruits are found to be of superior quality.
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Soil Science and Microbiology, Soil Sciences, Soil Properties.
Citation
GADGE, KU. PRIYA SUDHAKAR. (2019). Soil characterization and leaf nutritional status of acid lime orchards of Patur block of Akola district. Department of soil science and agricultural chemistry, Nagpur. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. M. Sc. 2019. Print. xi, 89p. (unpublished).