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Extractable Micronutrients in Soils of Some Forested and Deforested Sites of South Eastern Hilly Areas of Bangladesh

  • Akhtaruzzaman, Md. (Department of Soil Science, University of Chittagong) ;
  • Osman, K.T. (Department of Soil Science, University of Chittagong) ;
  • Haque, S.M. Sirajul (Institute of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, University of Chittagong)
  • Received : 2015.12.30
  • Accepted : 2018.11.11
  • Published : 2018.12.31
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Abstract

Extractable iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) contents and their distribution with depths in soils of forested and adjacent deforested areas at Jahazpura, Teknaf, Cox's Bazar of Bangladesh were studied. The soils under forest showed higher levels of DTPA-extractable micronutrients in all three layers of soil in comparison to those of the deforested areas. The differences between forested and deforested sites were, in most cases, significant.. The top soils of forested sites had the higher contents of micronutrient and generally decreased with depth in forested soils, while there was no regular trend of distribution in deforested soils. The study also revealed that contents of extractable Fe, Mn and Cu were sufficient in all depths and sites but Zn was deficient in bottom layer of forested and all three layers of deforested sites. The results suggested that organic matter, clay and soil pH could play important roles in concentrations and distributions of micronutrients in soils of the study areas.

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