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Table 2.1. Available micronutrient status and extent of deficiency in different soils
Soil Type Zinc Iron Copper Manganese Boron
Range Mean PSD* Range Mean PSD Range Mean PSD Range Mean PSD Range Mean PSD
Alluvial Soils -Recent 0.01-13.2 1.10 29.0 0.20-466 32.3 13.4 0.04-82.0 2.30 2.20 0.10-244 15.9 3.70 0.01-19.1 0.90 11.3
Brown Hills Soils 0.04-44.6 2.00 13.3 0.68-920 19.3 5.3 0.02-9.98 1.40 2.20 0.05-150 13.5 4.10 0.06-11.6 0.70 11.4
Calcareous Alluvial Soils 0.06-13.4 1.40 29.2 0.10-190 19.8 12.4 0.01-20.7 2.30 1.30 0.06-66.6 9.50 3.00 0.02-18.5 1.00 24.4
Calcareous Sierozemic Soils 0.01-35.7 1.90 13.4 0.03-141 15.7 22.8 0.02-17.7 1.30 5.00 0.05-92.6 8.10 9.90 0.08-19.1 1.60 5.80
Deep Black Soils 0.06-6.6 1.20 32.4 1.02-94.9 23.9 12.5 0.09-12.3 2.30 0.50 0.18-97.3 15.6 18.8 0.04-14.0 1.00 20.7
Deltaic Alluvium 0.04-16.0 1.40 28.8 0.33-522 57.7 5.2 0.03-95.7 3.90 0.70 0.11-272 32.6 1.90 0.01-137 12.9 20.1
Desert Soils-Lithosolic 0.01-4.6 0.40 86.3 1.75-81.6 7.90 51.7 0.11-24.0 0.40 18.5 0.01-82.7 4.70 37.8 0.08-1.00 0.90 2.40
Desert Soils-Rhegoslic 0.05-11.3 0.80 54.0 1.32-101 7.00 39.4 0.07-7.21 0.70 7.50 0.09-222 11.8 16.3 0.05-1.50 1.10 24.7
Glaciers and Eternal Snow 0.07-10.7 2.40 8.6 0.82-127 27.0 1.3 0.08-7.86 1.70 0.50 0.33-70.1 14.5 1.10 0.06-1.60 0.80 12.3
Grey Brown Soils 0.04-13.8 1.20 32.7 0.52-95.9 11.5 25.1 0.06-14.1 1.60 0.60 0.98-137 20.9 0.30 0.02-1.75 0.70 46.3
Laterite Soils 0.02-45.4 1.60 24.8 0.01-964 69.8 6.5 0.00-136 2.20 4.80 0.05-250 26.1 2.20 0.05-15.8 1.00 19.5
Medium Black Soils 0.01-40.0 1.10 39.4 0.06-297 16.3 22.3 0.04-96.0 3.70 0.30 0.13-233 19.4 1.10 0.01-170 2.10 16.9
Mixed Red and Black Soils 0.04-30.2 1.20 36.2 0.03-420 19.3 17.9 0.03-81.9 1.80 2.20 0.01-383 16.2 3.50 0.03-150 1.50 12.7
Old Alluvial Soils 0.10-44.6 1.40 30.8 0.36-342 26.6 25.0 0.07-87.0 1.40 7.40 0.17-101 12.8 7.70 0.06-11.5 1.40 5.00
Red and Yellow Soils 0.02-15.3 1.20 31.7 0.40-422 40.9 11.9 0.02-17.7 2.40 0.80 0.10-167 21.5 1.50 0.04-1.50 1.10 17.2
Red Loamy Soils 0.02-26.5 1.40 27.3 0.22-803 34.0 11.4 0.03-47.9 2.20 1.60 0.10-445 23.1 9.50 0.08-1.40 1.10 11.5
Red Sandy Soils 0.01-17.5 1.40 20.9 0.03-551 24.8 15.0 0.02-57.1 3.70 0.40 0.02-342 17.8 4.80 0.02-10.3 1.00 22.8
Skeletal Soils 0.07-12.6 0.60 63.2 0.20-67.9 9.70 22.4 0.06-13.3 2.00 0.30 0.20-62.9 13.1 2.10 0.30-1.58 1.80 0.60
Sub- Montane Soils (Podsolic) 0.12-9.40 2.40 9.9 2.43-63.6 22.0 1.0 0.16-5.59 1.60 0.20 2.09-87.8 16.4 0.00 0.05-1.30 0.50 33.7
Tarai Soils 0.07-8.80 1.30 21.1 0.22-718 53.2 10.8 0.01-45.0 2.10 2.10 0.09-205 17.5 1.70 0.03-13.6 1.40 6.60
* Percent samples deficient