Abstract
This study reports the micronutrient status of 20 benchmark soils of Punjab which belonged to the orders: Entisols, Inceptisols, Aridisols and Alfisols. Seventy seven (77) samples from 0-15 cm soil depth were collected from different soil series. These soils were analyzed for various physico-<::hemicaf characteristics and AS-DTPA extratable micronutrients. All the soil series were well supplied with Cu, Fe and Mn. Whereas 45% of the soils contained <1.5 mg kg -Zn and 15% samples contained < 0.9 mg kg -1In, rest of the soils contained sufficient In. Copper and In were positively correlated with clay content in soils. All the micronutrients were negatively associated with soil pH and lime. Micronutrients do not seem to have any association with organic matter except for Mn, which was positively associated with it.
