1Division of Pomology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (K), Shalimar, Jammu and Kashmir - 191 121, India
Division of Soil Science, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (K), Shalimar, Jammu and Kashmir - 191 121, India
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Online published on 7 July, 2014.
A study was conducted in cherry orchard soils to find out the effect of physico-chemical characteristics on nutrient availability and for this 12 soil profiles were excavated. It was observed that pH was slightly acidic to slightly alkaline, while as, electrical conductivity and calcium carbonate was normal. The organic carbon content was high. The soils were adequate in available nitrogen, phosphorus and sulphur, while as, they were high in available potassium, exchangeable calcium and magnesium and DTPA extractable copper, iron and manganese, however, they were low to high in available zinc. The physico-chemical characteristics of soil exhibited significant effect on the availability of nutrients.
Physico-chemical characteristic, nutrients, soils, cherry
