Soil Fertility Status of Pedapuluguvaripalem Village of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh

摘要

An investigation was carried out to study the fertility status of soils of Pedapuluguvaripalem village, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh. The pH of the soils varied from 7.0 - 8.8 in surface and 8.1 to 9.2 in sub surface samples. Electrical conductivity (EC) values of 0.30 to19.25dS m~(-1) were observed in different locations. The soils were found to be low to medium in organic carbon(OC) (0.08 to 0.66%), low in nitrogen (nutrient index (Nl)<1.67), medium in phosphorus(NI 1.67-2.33) and high in potassium (Nl>2.33). The soils were sufficient in available manganese, iron and copper but were deficient in zinc.