Author(s):

Mayuri Jagtap, Ramesh Chaudhari, Ritu Thakare and Tulshidas Patil

Abstract: Present soil survey in Ajang village of Dhule tehsil of Dhule district (Maharashtra.) India was carried out during 2017 by using Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographical Information System (GIS). Study was conducted to know the status of Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B and Mo and their relationship with soil properties. Total 129 surface soil samples were collected and analyzed to evaluate fertility status of soil and developed maps of Ajang village on the basis of nutrient status by using GIS. The results revealed that the study area soils were slightly too moderately alkaline in reaction and non-saline in nature. The organic carbon and calcium carbonate ranged from 0.75 to 6.00 g kg^-1 and 0.63-10 per cent, repectively. The soils were very low to moderate in organic carbon and low too high in calcium carbonate content. The available micronutrients Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B and Mo ranged from 1.56 to 6.54, 2.01 to5.32, 0.31 to 1.76, 0.78 to 3.94, 0.26 to 0.68 and 0.068 to 0.372 mg kg^-1 with mean of 4.35, 3.42, 0.65, 2.18, 0.50 and 0.157 mg kg^-1, respectively. The soils of Ajang village were deficient in available iron (41.08%), available zinc (42.64%) and available boron (43.41%). The available Fe and Zn showed negative significant correlation with pH and positive significant correlation with molybdenum. Available B showed positive significant correlation with organic carbon. Available Fe and B showed negative significant correlation with calcium carbonate content.

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