PJB-2012-97
MICRONUTRIENT AVAILABILITY ASSESSMENT OF TOMATO GROWN IN TALUKA BADIN, SINDH
MEHRUNISA MEMON1, GHULAM MURTAZA JAMRO1, NOOR-UN-NISA MEMON2, KAZI SULEMAN MEMON1 AND MOHAMMAD SALEEM AKHTAR3
Abstract
This study was conducted to assess the micronutrient status of soils and associated plant tissues in major tomato growing areas of Taluka Badin, Sindh. Composite soil and plant (3rd leaf from top) samples were collected from 32 major growing areas of Taluka Badin and analyzed for copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn) and boron (B) along with selected physico-chemical properties of soils. Majority of the soils were clayey in texture (81%), non-saline (80%), alkaline and poor in organic matter. All soils were adequate in AB-DTPA extractable Cu (>0.5 mg kg-1), Fe (>4 mg kg-1), and Mn (>1.8 mg kg-1) contents. Whereas AB-DTPA extractable soil Zn and hot-water soluble B values varied in a different way. Sixty six percent soils were low (
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