Vol. 12, Issue 1 (2023)

Author(s):
Ruhiwanse Lamare, Indira Sarangthem, A Herojit Singh, Edwin Luikham, Gopimohan Singh, N Surbala Devi, L Devarishi Sharma, Nevidita Oinam and Ralte Lalmalsawma

Abstract:
Knowledge of different fractions and availability of boron (B) is essential while studying the response of crops to B. Information about the chemistry of B and its bioavailability can be obtained through fractionation of boron. This information helps to predict the environmental impact of boron and predicting its bioavailability, B leaching, B dynamics, B transformation in soils. A total of thirty number of soil sample from thirty different village of Imphal-West District were collected and fractionation of boron were determined through sequential extraction method to find out the distribution and characterization of boron. Status of available boron content of the soil was found low to medium category. On an average, available Boron was found deficient in Imphal-West Dstrict and the most dominant pool of B, contributing about 92.22 per cent towards the total B was the residual pool of B.