Aims: To assess the soil fertility status under continuous growing tomato
fields in U.P.
Methodology: Composite soil samples in surface (0-15 cm) and subsurface (15-30 cm)
were collected from 100 locations by following random sampling technique in intensively
growing tomato fields of Jaisinghpur block during 2020 by considering their
physiographic units to estimate various physico-chemical properties. Kashi Aman
tomato variety procured from ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi, U.P.
Results: Samples were analyzed for texture, BD and MWHC as physical properties.
Results revealed that both surface and subsurface soils were comprised of sandy
loam texture, as depth increases there was increased BD and decreased MWHC. The
soils were slightly acidic and non-saline in nature, the extent of deficiency
of organic carbon content increased with increasing depth (0.51 and 0.34 g/cc)
but CEC varied from surface (9.44 meq/ 100g) to subsurface (10.04 meq/ 100g).
Soils were deficient in available N (175.54 and 117.67 N kg ha-1)
and moderate in available K content (290.64 and 227.45 K2O kg ha1)
in both the depths, but available phosphorous found at varied levels in
soil (39.31 and 26.70 P2O5 kg ha-1) and
sufficient quantity of secondary nutrients were found in the soil. DTPA
extractable Zn, Fe and Mn showed decreasing trend but Cu and hot water-soluble
B showed increasing trend with increased depth. Correlation of nutrients
indicate its variation in availability and also the relationship among various
nutrients.
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