Abstract
Twelve soil and twelve leaf samples were collected from twelve litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) orchards from different locations of Dinajpur to evaluate some physico-chemical properties and nutrient status of soil, and concentration of nutrients in litchi leaf. The pH of the soil varied from very strong acidic to medium acidic (4.8 - 5.7), organic matter content varied from 0.84 - 1.88%, EC varied from 302.4 - 310.2 μS/cm. The dominant soil textural class was clay loam. The average particle density was 2.49g/cm3. Total N, P, K and S in soils were 0.053 - 0.180%, 0.02 - 0.07%, 0.046 - 0.370 meq/100 g, and 0.015 - 0.028%, respectively. Available N, P, K, S, Zn, Fe, Mn and B in soils 30.40 - 57.8 mg/kg, 10.53 - 14.33 mg/kg, 0.03 - 0.32 meq/100 g, 20.03-34.80 mg/kg, 0.68-1.50 μg/g, 31.8 - 41.5 μg/g, 6.75 - 7.39 μg/g and 0.25-0.51 μg/g, respectively. The concentration of total N, P, K, S, Zn and Mn in the leaf were 1.74 - 2.20%, 0.11 - 0.188%, 0.104- 0.198%, 0.129 - 0.430%, 12 - 14 μg/g and 30 - 74 μg/g, respectively. The overall results indicated that the fertility status of the soils under the litchi plantation in the Dinajpur area are medium fertile. So, farmers could be advised to grow litchi plants after applying amendments to the soils to improve the physico-chemical properties in the Dinajpur area of Bangladesh. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 30(2): 141-149, 2021 (July)
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Claim · model-written summary
Soil pH ranged from 4.8 to 5.7.
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e0“The pH of the soil varied from very strong acidic to medium acidic (4.8 - 5.7)”
t0“litchi orchard sites”
e1“from different locations of Dinajpur”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil organic matter ranged from 0.84 to 1.88%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“organic matter content varied from 0.84 - 1.88%”
t0“litchi orchard sites”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil EC ranged from 302.4 to 310.2 μS/cm.
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e0“EC varied from 302.4 - 310.2 μS/cm.”
t0“litchi orchard sites”
Claim · model-written summary
Clay loam was the dominant soil texture.
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e0“The dominant soil textural class was clay loam.”
t0“litchi orchard sites”
Claim · model-written summary
Average particle density was 2.49g/cm3.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The average particle density was 2.49g/cm3.”
t0“litchi orchard sites”
Claim · model-written summary
Total soil N, P, K and S were reported in separate ranges.
- Outcome
- Total N, P, K and S in soilse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Total N, P, K and S in soils were 0.053 - 0.180%, 0.02 - 0.07%, 0.046 - 0.370 meq/100 g, and 0.015 - 0.028%, respectively.”
t0“litchi orchard sites”
Claim · model-written summary
Available soil N, P, K, S, Zn, Fe, Mn and B were quantified.
- Outcome
- Available N, P, K, S, Zn, Fe, Mn and B in soilse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Available N, P, K, S, Zn, Fe, Mn and B in soils 30.40 - 57.8 mg/kg, 10.53 - 14.33 mg/kg, 0.03 - 0.32 meq/100 g, 20.03-34.80 mg/kg, 0.68-1.50 μg/g, 31.8 - 41.5 μg/g, 6.75 - 7.39 μg/g and 0.25-0.51 μg/g, respectively.”
t0“litchi orchard sites”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf N, P, K, S, Zn and Mn concentrations were quantified.
- Outcome
- concentration of total N, P, K, S, Zn and Mn in the leafe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The concentration of total N, P, K, S, Zn and Mn in the leaf were 1.74 - 2.20%, 0.11 - 0.188%, 0.104- 0.198%, 0.129 - 0.430%, 12 - 14 μg/g and 30 - 74 μg/g, respectively.”
t0“litchi orchard sites”
Claim · model-written summary
The orchard soils were assessed as medium fertile.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“the fertility status of the soils under the litchi plantation in the Dinajpur area are medium fertile.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors advised soil amendments before planting litchi.
- Outcome
- grow litchi plants after applying amendments to the soilse0
- Setting
- Dinajpur area of Bangladeshe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“farmers could be advised to grow litchi plants after applying amendments to the soils to improve the physico-chemical properties in the Dinajpur area of Bangladesh.”