Abstract:
The present study was undertaken to assess the status of available Zinc in relation to soil
physico-chemical properties in nineteen soil samples collected from three different blocks
of Birbhum district of West Bengal. In general, textural class ranged from sandy loam to
sandy clay loam. Soils were strong to moderately acidic in reaction. Soil organic carbon
status ranged from 0.24 to 0.81% and was low in available P status. The DTPA-extractable
zinc content in the surface soils under study, varied from 0.37 to 1.28 mg kg-1 with an
average value 0.856 mg kg-1
. Among the samples analyzed, 18% deficient, 67% sufficient
and 13% samples were found to be high level in available Zn content in soil. Correlation
between the soil physico-chemical properties and available zinc showed a significant and
positive relationship with clay content (r =0.535**) and organic matter (r = 0.362**),
whereas negative and significant correlation was noticed with soil pH (r = -0.233*) and
available P (r= -0.588**)
