NUTRITIONAL SURVEY OF APPLE ORCHARDS IN SHIMLA DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
Loading...
Date
2020-10-24
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
COLLEGE OF HORTICULTURE AND FORESTRY, DR Y S P UHF, NERI, HAMIRPUR
Abstract
Investigation entitled "NUTRITIONAL SURVEY OF APPLE ORCHARDS IN SHIMLA DISTRICT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH " was to study the nutritional status of apple orchards and relationship of soil characters with available soil and leaf nutrient content. thirty representative apple orchard were selected. Soil and leaf samples were collected as per standard procedures and soil samples were analysed for texture, pH, EC, organic carbon, available macro and micro nutrients. the apple orchrd soils in Shimla district were sandy loam to clay loam in texture. Most of the soils in apple orchards were acid in nature. all the nutrients in soils were found to be high in nutrient status except nitrogen content which was medium in status. most of the micro nutrient content of apple leaf were sufficient except for copper and zinc which were low in 10 and 3.3 per cent samples, respectively. Available nitrogen was positively correlated with organic carbon. Soil pH was negatively correlated with all soil properties except potassium and EC. Significant correlation of leaf N.P,K, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Mn and Zn was founf with their respective availability in the soil.