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Micronutrient Cation Status of Sucker Propagated Banana (Musa paradisica L.) Orchards of Marathwada Region of Maharashtra


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Soil sample of 0-30 cm depths and leaf samples from the bud differentiation stage were collected from the 37 sucker propagated banana orchards of Marathwada region of Maharashtra to study the micronutrient cation status. The analysis of soil revealed that the orchard soils were sufficient in DTPA extractable Zn, Cu, Fe and Mn and leaf analysis indicated deficient to sufficient in range. The pH had the negative correlation with available Fe and Mn and was positively correlated with Zn and Cu. Organic carbon was positively correlated with Zn, Cu, Fe and Mn. The leaf micronutrient concentration non significantly correlated with soil micronutrient cation.

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DTPA Extractable Soil Micronutrient Cation, Leaf Micronutrient Concentration, Soil Properties, Sucker Propagated Banana.
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M. M. Rane
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (M.S.), India
H. K. Kausadikar
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani (M.S.), India

Abstract


Soil sample of 0-30 cm depths and leaf samples from the bud differentiation stage were collected from the 37 sucker propagated banana orchards of Marathwada region of Maharashtra to study the micronutrient cation status. The analysis of soil revealed that the orchard soils were sufficient in DTPA extractable Zn, Cu, Fe and Mn and leaf analysis indicated deficient to sufficient in range. The pH had the negative correlation with available Fe and Mn and was positively correlated with Zn and Cu. Organic carbon was positively correlated with Zn, Cu, Fe and Mn. The leaf micronutrient concentration non significantly correlated with soil micronutrient cation.

Keywords


DTPA Extractable Soil Micronutrient Cation, Leaf Micronutrient Concentration, Soil Properties, Sucker Propagated Banana.