EVALUATING SOILS FERTILITY OF TEA GARDENS OF NORTH EAST BANGLADESH
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Tea soil, tea garden, Bangladesh, physico-chemical characters and nutrient statusAbstract
Soils from tea garden in Sylhet and Moulovibazar, North East Bangladesh were analyzed for texture,
organic matter, loss of moisture, pH, N, C/N ratio, Na, K, Ca, Mg, S, Fe, and Al. The soils are loamy to sandy
loam, extremely acidic to acidic. They were very low in organic matter (0.87-1.60%), nitrogen content (0.051-
0.121%) and pH (3.75-4.90). The exchangeable bases – Ca, Mg, Na and K - are also very low due to their
leaching under existing acidic conditions. The C/N ratio is very low. The studied soils contain higher
concentration of Fe, Al, and S. These soils are not ideal for tea cultivation because of low pH, organic matter,
nitrogen, Na, Ca, Mg, and K contents. The data were statistically analyzed by LSD at 5% level of significance.
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