AMAN KUMAR ATHWAL*, ROHTAS KUMAR AND ANURAG
Department of Soil Science, COA, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004 (Haryana), India
Department of Agrometeorology, COA, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004 (Haryana), India
*(e-mail: amanathwal05@gmail.com)
(Received : 8 March 2025; Accepted : 25 March 2025)
SUMMARY
Micronutrients play an important role in plant growth and required for the quality produce
of food and fodder. To examine the secondary and micronutrient status of Hathin block soils of
Palwal (Haryana), 50 surface soil samples were collected with the help of an auger and the
coordinates of each sample were recorded with global positioning system. The results revealed
that the mean exchangeable calcium and magnesium contents in soil were 4.64 and 9.19 cmol (p-)/
kg, respectively, while the mean sulfur content was 58.16 mg/kg. The average concentrations of
DTPA-extractable zinc, iron, copper, manganese, and hot water-soluble boron was 0.47, 6.67, 0.69,
5.35, and 1.40 mg/kg, respectively. Most of the soil samples were deficient in DTPA-extractable
zinc and iron. Significant positive correlation of organic carbon was observed between copper
and boron.
Key words: Zinc, copper, iron, manganese, sulfur and hot water-soluble boron