1Section of Agricultural Statistics, Department of Farm Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varasnai-221005, India
2Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Soil surveying, testing and mapping are important operations for knowing availability of nutrients and micronutrients in the soil and their optimum use for agricultural operation. The main objective of present study was to estimate the content of deficient micronutrients namely Zn, B and Fe in the soil of Kashi Vidyapeeth block of Varanasi District of Uttar Pradesh, (India) at different locations by using test results of sampled soils. The Kriging interpolation method (Krige, 1951) was used for preparing the maps to show spatial distribution of deficient micronutrients. The method can be used for recommending judicious applications of micronutrients for sustainable soil management.
Kriging interpolation method was used to prepare various maps by which value of deficient micronutrients can be estimated at different locations.
Kriging interpolation, variogram model, spatial distribution, micronutrients
