Micro nutrient and biological status in soils of Karanji Village of Parola Tehsil of Jalgaon District (M.S.), India.

Soil survey was carried out during 2016 in Karanji village of Parola tehsil of Jalgaon district (M.S.), by using Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographical Information System (GIS). Soil samples were analyzed for pH, EC, OC, CaCO₃ and available micronutrients viz., Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B and Mo. The availability of macronutrients, micronutrients and their relationship with soil properties were studied. The soil pH varied from 7.2 to 8.4 and indicated moderately alkaline reaction. The EC varied from 0.12–0.41 dSm⁻¹ indicating minimum salinity. The organic carbon and calcium carbonate ranged from 2.87 8.90 g kg⁻¹ and 1.5–11.0%. The soils were low to high in organic carbon and moderate to very high in calcium carbonate content. The available micronutrients Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B and Mo ranged from 2.02 to 14.28, 2.10 to 6.36, 0.18 to 1.20, 0.44 to 3.43, 0.07 to 0.10 and 0.061 to 0.308 mg kg^1-. Those were deficient in available iron (37.63%), zinc (47.31%) and boron (49.46%). The available Fe, Zn and B showed significant negative correlation with pH, while available Mn showed significant positive correlation with organic carbon.