Assessment of the nutritional status of pigeon pea growing soils of Latur and its adjacent tahsil by soil and plant analysis.

The present study entitled “Assessment of the nutritional status of pigeon pea growing soils of Latur and its adjacent tahsil by soil and plant analysis,” was undertaken to evaluate the impact of soil and leaf nutrient levels on the yield and quality of pigeon pea during the 2024–2025 growing season. Soil and leaf samples were collected and analyzed using standard procedures. A total of 20 villages across four tahsils in the Latur district were selected for the study. Physico-chemical properties like pH of Ausa tahsil soil ranged from 7.0-8.1, with average value 7.57. EC of soil was ranged from 0.4-2.7 with an average value 1.21. Organic Carbon of Ausa tahsil soil ranged from 0.21-0.91 per cent with average values 0.56 per cent. Calcium Carbonate of Ausa tahsil soil ranged from 2.1-8.4 per cent with average value 4.88 per cent. Available Nitrogen of Ausa tahsil soil was ranged from 146-348 kg ha-1 with an average value 261.4 kg ha-1. Available Phosphorus ranged from 2.38-19.72 kg ha-1 with an average value 13.36 kg ha-1. Available Potassium ranged from 44-936.8 kg ha-1 with an average value 688.28 kg ha-1. Available Sulphur ranged from 6.25-38.24 kg ha-1 with an average value 20.48 kg ha-1. Exchangeable Ca Ausa tahsil soil ranged from 11.54-54 (cmol (p+) kg-1) with an average values 33.07 (cmol (p+) kg-1). Exchangeable Mg Ausa tahsil soil ranged from 9.7-38 (cmol (p+) kg-1) with an average value 17.67 (cmol (p+) kg-1). DTPA micronutrients (Zn, Fe, Cu and Mn) of Ausa tahsil soil ranged from 0.12-0.99, 1.5-9.2, 5.3-32.5 and 1.2-8.9 Mg kg-1 with an average values 0.49, 4.93, 17.22 and 4.64 Mg kg-1. Total nutrients in Ausa tahsil (N, P, K, S) ranged from 1.21-3.33, 0.13-0.21, 0.12-0.54 and 0.05-0.9 per cent with an average values 2.04, 0.16, 0.26, and 0.27 per cent and (Fe and Zn) ranged from 142-273, 6.2-54 ppm with an average values 213.92 and 29.56 ppm. With respect to nutrient index value Ausa tahsil was categorized low in nutrient index values Nitrogen (1.26), Mangenese (1.24) and Zinc (1.84) content. Medium in Phosphorus (1.96), Zinc (1.84) and Iron (1.96) content. High in Potassium (2.84), Sulphur (2.48), Calcium (2.9), Magnesium (3) and Copper (3) content.