Phosphorus Build up Influencing Zinc Distribution in Soil and within Plant in Intensively Cultivated Rice Growing Soils of West Bengal

Sudeshna Mondal, Gora Chand Hazra, Pabitra Kumar Mani, Biswapati Mandal

Abstract


Phosphorus is the most important element which interferes on zinc uptake by plants. Long-term application of phosphorus fertilisers to agricultural soils and intensive cultivation leading to P build up in soil which is commonly practiced by the farmers in rice based cropping system resulting in widespread Zn deficiency. Therefore, the present investigation was undertaken to study the effect of phosphorus build up on distribution of available Zn in some intensively cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) growing soils of West Bengal and also with Zn content within the plants, by collecting about two hundred soil as well as plant samples from four different district of West Bengal namely Burdwan, Bankura, Hooghly and Nadia. Results showed that about 45% of the total collected soil samples are deficient and 34% are low in available Zn. About 48% of the soil samples recorded high available P. The results also revealed that the soil available Zn was significantly and positively correlated with organic carbon (r= 0.201**) but negatively correlated with pH (r= -0.333**) and sand content (r= -0.104) of soil. Plant Zn content was significantly and positively correlated with soil Zn content while it was significantly negatively correlated with soil available P.

Keywords


Distribution; Phosphorus build-up; Rice; Soil; West Bengal; Zinc

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