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NUTRIENT STATUS AND EXTENT OF THEIR DEFICIENCIES IN MAIZE<br />

acceptable ranges as reported earlier by Escano et<br />

al. (1981).<br />

Iron (Fe)<br />

Leaf iron content in maize growing areas of<br />

three districts under study ranged from 14 to 250 mg<br />

kg –1 with a mean of 102 mg kg –1 . Out of leaf samples<br />

collected from 150 locations, the leaf samples in<br />

only one location was below the critical level 21 mg<br />

kg –1 as suggested by Jones (1990). In Nizamabad<br />

district the leaf Fe content ranged from 14 to 250 mg<br />

kg –1 with a mean of 98 mg kg –1 , recording highest<br />

mean Fe content of 168 mg kg –1 in Armoor mandal<br />

and lowest (66 mg kg –1 ) in Edapally mandal . The<br />

leaf Fe content in Karimnagar district ranged from 30<br />

to 172 mg kg –1 with a mean of 95 mg kg –1 , having<br />

lowest mean Fe content of 56 mg kg –1 in Korutla<br />

mandal and highest in Dharmapuri mandal (149 mg<br />

kg –1 ). In Warangal district Fe content ranged from 39<br />

to 200 mg kg –1 , with a mean Fe content of 113 mg<br />

kg –1 , having highest mean Fe content of 172 mg kg –<br />

1<br />

in Raghunathpally mandal and lowest (50 mg kg –1 )in<br />

Duggondi mandal. The reported values are within the<br />

acceptable ranges as reported earlier by Escano et<br />

al. (1981) and mean values are higher than as reported<br />

by Elwali and Gascho (1988), and Melsted et al.<br />

(1969). No mandal was noticed deficient in mean Fe<br />

content below the critical level out of total 30 mandals<br />

in three districts under study.<br />

Manganese (Mn)<br />

Leaf Mn content in maize growing areas of<br />

three districts under study ranged from 15 to 205 mg<br />

kg –1 with a mean of 130 mg kg – 1. Out of leaf samples<br />

collected from 150 locations, the leaf samples in one<br />

location was below the critical level of 20 mg kg –1 as<br />

suggested by Jones (1990). The leaf Mn content<br />

ranged from 30 to 205 mg kg –1 with a mean value of<br />

135 mg kg –1 in Nizamabad district, recording lowest<br />

mean Mn content in Yellareddy mandal (62 mg kg –1 )<br />

and highest in Balkonda mandal (161 mg kg –1 ). In<br />

Karimnagar district, the Mn content ranged from 110<br />

to 186 mg kg –1 with a mean value of 149 mg kg –1 ,<br />

recording highest mean value of 159 mg kg –1 in<br />

Jagitial mandal and lowest in Sarangapur mandal (135<br />

mg kg –1 ). In Warangal district, the Mn content ranged<br />

from 15 to 189 mg kg –1 with a mean of 106 mg kg –1 .<br />

The lowest mean Mn content (38 mg kg –1 ) was noticed<br />

in Shayampeta mandal and higher content (149 mg<br />

kg –1 ) was recorded in Parvatagiri mandal. No mandal<br />

was deficient in mean Mn content out of total 30<br />

mandals in three districts under study. The reported<br />

values are within the acceptable ranges as reported<br />

earlier by Escano et al. (1981) and are higher than<br />

values as reported by Elwali and Gascho (1988) and<br />

Melsted et al. (1969).<br />

REFERENCES:<br />

AOAC, 1980. Association of Official Agricultural<br />

Chemistry. Official and Tentative Methods<br />

of Analysis. Washington DC.<br />

DES, 2010. Directorate of Economics and Statistics,<br />

Statistical Abstracts, Government of Andhra<br />

Pradesh.<br />

Elwali, A. M. O and Gascho, G. J. 1988.<br />

Supplemental fertilization of irrigated corn<br />

guided by foliar critical nutrient levels and<br />

recommendation integrated system norms.<br />

Agronomy Journal 80:243-249.<br />

Escano, C. R., Jones, C. A and Uehara, 1981. Nutrient<br />

diagnosis in corn grown on hydric<br />

dystrandepts: Optimum tissue nutrient<br />

concentrations. Soil Science Society of<br />

America Journal 45: 1135-1139.<br />

Jackson, M. L. 1973. Soil chemical analysis, prentice<br />

Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi<br />

Jones, J. B., Eck, H. V and Voss, R. 1990. Plant<br />

analysis as an aid in fertilizing corn and grain<br />

sorghum. Soil testing and plant analysis.3 rd ed.<br />

SSSA Book Ser.3.SSSA, Madison, WI.<br />

Melsted, S. W., Motto, H. L and Peck, T. R. 1969.<br />

Critical plant nutrition composition values<br />

useful in interpreting plant analysis data.<br />

Agronomy Journal.61:17-20.<br />

Muhr, R., Gilbert, Dutta, N., pb and Sankara<br />

Subramoney, H., Dever, R. F., Laley, V. K and<br />

Donahue, R. L. 1965. Soil testing in India<br />

(United States Agency for International<br />

Development Mission to India, New Delhi).<br />

Neubert, P. W., Wrazidlo, N. P., Vielmeyer I Hundt,<br />

F., Gullmick and Bergman, W. 1969.<br />

Tabellenzur Pflanzenanelze ersteorientierrende<br />

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rung Jena, Berlin.<br />

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