1Dept. of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Anbil dharmalingam Agrl. College & Research Institute, Trichy-620 009 (Tamil Nadu)
2Dept. of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Soil and Water Management Research Institute, Thanjavur-613 501 (Tamil Nadu)
Online published on 13 January, 2015.
To study the available Zinc by the application of graded levels of zinc fertilizer and Zinc solubilizing bacteria under simulated moisture conditions in texturally varied soils, an incubation experiment was conducted during Jan 2014 with graded levels of zinc fertilizers, with and without zinc solubilizing bacteria inoculation as treatments. Soil available zinc content analysed at 30, 60 and 90 days after incubation was found to be more in the clay loam soil as compared to sandy loam soil irrespective of moisture and the doses of ZnSO4 application. Irrespective of soil and moisture regime the zinc solubilizing bacteria enhanced the available zinc content of the soils.
Available zinc, Zinc solubilizing bacteria, Simulated moisture, Texturally varied soils
