Vol. 10, Special Issue 1, Part B (2026)

The present investigation entitled “Studies on Evaluation of Fertility Status of Soybean Growing Area of Latur and its Adjacent Tahsil” was carried out with object to know the influence of soil and leaf nutrient status on yield and quality of Soybean during 2024-2025. The collected soil and leaf samples were analyzed for different parameters using standard procedure. 20 villages were selected from four tahsils of latur district. The results obtained are summarized below.

Physico-chemical properties like pH of Latur tahsil soil ranged from 7.1-8.4, with average value 7.6. EC of soil was ranged from 0.4-2.7 with average value 1.2. Organic Carbon of Latur tahsil soil ranged from 0.27-0.81 per cent with average values 0.54 per cent. Calcium Carbonate of Latur tahsil soil ranged from 2.1-8.1 per cent with average values 4.6 per cent.

Available Nitrogen of Latur tahsil soil was ranged from 156-424 kg ha^-1 with average value 252.96 kg ha^-1. Available Phosphorus ranged from 1.11-23.32 kg ha^-1 with average value 13.3 kg ha^-1. Available Potassium ranged from 199-992 kg ha^-1 with average value 654.05 kg ha^-1. Available Sulphur ranged from 9.12-31.8 kg ha^-1 with average value 18.69 kg ha^-1. Ex-Ca Latur tahsil soil ranged from 18.6-52.2 (cmol(p⁺) kg^-1) with average values 41.71 (cmol (p⁺) kg^-1). Ex-Mg Latur tahsil soil ranged from 9.3-23.4 (cmol(p⁺)kg^-1) with average value 15.09 (cmol (p⁺)kg^-1).

DTPA micronutrients (Zn, Fe, Cu and Mn) of. Latur tahsil soil ranged from 0.12-0.98, 1.7-9.1, 6.48-36.32 and 1.1-9.8 Mg kg^-1 with average values 0.61, 4.7, 18.04 and 4.01 Mg kg^-1.

Total nutrients in Latur tahsil (N, P, K, S) ranged from 2.23-4.91, 0.11-0.65, 2.1-6.5 and 0.24-4.2 per cent with average values 2.82, 0.22, 5.19, and 2.71 per cent and (Fe and Zn) ranged from 88-509, 18.6-78.7 ppm with average values 339.16 and 43.51 ppm.

With respect to nutrient index value Latur tahsil was categorized low in Nitrogen (1.44), Phosphorus (1.44) and Zinc (1.64) content. Medium in Manganese (2), Iron (2.12), Sulphur (2.2) While High in Potassium (2.88), Calcium (3), Magnesium (3) and Copper (3).