Micronutrients status and management in orchards soils: applied aspects

摘要: Average yields of our orchards (9 tones ha -1 ) are much less when compared with the world average 25 , which is mainly blamed to imbalance fertilization. Technical Services Wing Fauji Fertilizer Company pioneer one in fertilizer sector, providing macronutrients as well micronutrients analysis and recommendations facilities farming community throughout country absolutely free cost. During a period seven months, 329 soil samples various depths collected Pakistan from citrus, mango, guava, banana apple were analyzed for available iron, copper, manganese, born zinc status. The results reveal wide spread deficiency zinc, boron, followed by iron while deficiencies copper manganese have also been observed occasionally. Due restricted mobility boron plant tissues keeping view physiology, authors that orchard crops try accumulate maximum amounts essential nutrients before flower formation so foliar sprays should be made preferably after fruit harvest addition recommended doses already applied through soil. To make up deficiencies, management strategies future options discussed detail this paper.