Status of available micro nutrients in Karamenderes basin soils

The objective of this study was to determine local distribution of soil micro element contents and allocation maps for Karamenderes River Basin in Çanakkale Province, using Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrophotometer (ICP-AES) and geographical information system (GIS).Soil samples were collected from 0-30 cm depths from 80 different points by using Global Positioning System (GPS). Soil pH, electrical conductivity (EC), % of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), organic matter, soil texture and available iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn) and manganese (Mn) were analysed.According to the soil analyses, it was determined that soil was sufficient in Karamenderes River Basin in terms of available iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn). Regarding to available copper (Cu) content, 92 % of soil is sufficient however 8% of soil in this area was not sufficient. It was found that a big proportion of soil had shortage of available zinc (Zn) in Karamenderes River Basin.Keywords : Karamenderes River Basin, available Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn