Investigation of the fertility status of agricultural soils in villages in Muratlı district of Tekirdağ province

This study was conducted to investigate the productivity status of the villages in Muratlı District of Tekirdağ Province. Some macro and micro nutrients of agricultural soils and some physical and chemical properties of the soil were evaluated. In our study, 20 soil samples were taken from 20 villages and analyzed for the study. According to this analysis, by determining the sand, silt and clay ratios of the soils, the texture class of the soils and the pH, lime, organic matter, salt ratios and the nutritional elements nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron, copper, zinc and manganese were examined and classified according to the determined results. According to the analysis results, efficiency situations were determined. As a result of the evaluations, the available P, exchangeable K, Ca, Mg, available Fe, Cu, Zn and Mn contents of the soil samples were 0.673-3.733 mgkg-1, respectively; 41.23-731 mgkg-1 , 1119-12070 mgkg-1 , 67.03-909.2 mgkg-1 , 2.01-99.08 mgkg-1 , 0.673-3.733 mgkg-1 ; It was found between 0.157-11.55 mgkg-1 and 6.69-64.13 mgkg-1. Organic matter content was rated as 'medium' in 45% of the soils. It was determined that 50% of the soils are calcareous and 75% are neutral. At the same time, the contents of available phosphorus (P) "excess", exchangeable potassium (K) "sufficient", calcium (Ca) "excess" and available manganese (Mn) plant nutrients were found "sufficient" in the soil samples. While available copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn) contents were found at 'sufficient' level in all soil samples, iron (Fe) content was found to be at 'high' level. Exchangeable Magnesium (Mg) plant nutrient element was found to be "sufficient ". Keywords: Soil Fertility, Soil Analysis, Macro Nutrient Element, Micro Nutrient Element