International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 4
First page : (1588) Last page : (1598)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5628
Fluoride Content of Agricultural Soils and it’s Relation with Physicochemical Properties in Kalwakurthy Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, Telangana State
M. Ranjith1*, S. Sridevi2, K. Jeevan Rao1, T. Ramesh3 and M.H.V. Bhave4
1Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Rajendranagar
2AICRP on Integrated Farming Systems, 3Department of Crop physiology
4Department of Statistics and Mathematics
PJTSAU, Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: ranjithagrico34@gmail.com
Received: 13.07.2017 | Revised: 24.07.2017 | Accepted: 26.07.2017
ABSTRACT
Investigations were carried out to assess the fluoride content of cultivated soils in Kalwakurthy mandal, Mahabubnagar district, Telangana and its occurrence in relation to other soil properties during kharif and rabi seasons of 2015-16. The results indicated that the mean available F content in study area was 0.11 ppm and 0.16 ppm during kharif and rabi seasons. Highest available fluoride content was observed in Marcharla village (0.25 ppm) during kharif whereas in rabi season it was found in Panjugal village (0.29 ppm). The available fluoride in soils was found to be positively correlated with soil pH, EC, exchangeable sodium, exchangeable calcium, exchangeable magnesium and total fluoride content but significantly correlated with pH (0.655**) and exchangeable sodium (0.388**) only. Soil’s OC, CEC, available nutrients (N, P, K, S, Cu, Mn, Fe and Zn) were negatively correlated with available fluoride and among these parameters available phosphorus (-0.523**) had significantly negatively correlated.
Key words: Fluoride, Rabi, Kharif, Soil.
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Cite this article: Ranjith, M., Sridevi, S., Rao, K. J., Ramesh, T. and Bhave, M.H.V., Fluoride Content of Agricultural Soils and it’s Relation with Physicochemical Properties in Kalwakurthy Mandal, Mahabubnagar District, Telangana State, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(4): 1588-1598 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.5628
