Asian Jr. of Microbiol. Biotech. Env. Sc. Vol. 24, No. (3) : 2022 : 552-555 © Global Science Publications ISSN-0972-3005 DOI No.: http://doi.org/10.53550/AJMBES.2022.v24i03.0020 FERTILITY STATUS OF SOIL FROM DIFFERENT BLOCKS OF KOMARAM BHEEM ASIFABAD DISTRICT, TELANGANA A. PRAGNA 1 , AMREEN HASAN 2* , TARENCE THOMAS 3 , ARUN ALFRED DAVID 4 AND AKSHITA BARTHWAL 1 ( 1 Research scholar, 2* assistant professor, 3 professor, 4 associate prof.) Department of Soil science and Agricultural chemistry, Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India (Received 27 March, 2022; Accepted 29 May, 2022) Key words: Physico-chemical, Soil, Depths, Nutrient availability etc. Abstract– The purpose of this study was to evaluate the physico-chemical characteristics and nutrient availability of soil at various depths, i.e., 0-15cm, 15-30cm, and 30-45cm, from different blocks in the Komaram Bheem Asifabad district of Telangana. Results revealed that soil is moderately alkaline and slightly saline electrical conductivity. Low to medium organic carbon content and macronutrients viz. nitrogen and phosphorus are low to medium and medium to high potassium. Secondary nutrients i.e., calcium and magnesium are quite adequate. Micronutrients such as zinc, copper and Iron are found in permissible amount. INTRODUCTION Soil is one of the most important resources of the nature. All living things depends on plants, and plants grow in soil for day-to-day need. Soils are medium in which crop grow to food and cloth. Soil is not only important for agriculture but also have more useful for living organisms. Soil as a component of the terrestrial ecosystem fulfills many functions including those that are essential for sustaining plant growth. The importance of soil as a reservoir of nutrients and moisture for the production of forage and plant species has been recognized since the beginning of the forest management as a science. Any parts of earth surface that support vegetation also bears a covering of soil. Vegetation distribution and development largely depends on the soil condition (Tale and Ingole, 2015). The deficiency of nutrients has become major constraint to productivity and sustainability of soils. For the better growth of plants, amongst many other factors, thirteen essential elements are required to be present in soil in proper proportion and available form. Soil fertility is the status or the inherent capacity of the soil to supply nutrients to plants in adequate amounts and in suitable proportions. Soil productivity is the capacity of the soil to produce crops with specific system of management and is expressed in terms of yields. Soil fertility and productivity are the key pillars for food production and soil quality is of equal significance in the background of soil degradation caused by many factors. Crop growth is influenced by aerial and soil environment. Suitable environment is necessary for better germination, growth and yield of crops. The higher nutrient availability is favourable when soil has higher water holding capacity, proper aeration and less soil strength or mechanical resistance. All productive soils may be fertile but all fertile soils need not be productive which may be due to problems like water logging, saline or alkaline conditions, adverse climate etc (IOSR-JAC, 2014). The concept of soil fertility includes not only the quantity of nutrients a soil contains but how well nutrients are protected from leaching, how available the nutrients are and how easily plant roots can function. Depending upon the cropping pattern, leaching, erosion, etc soil loses a considerable amount of nutrients every year. Soil testing provides information regarding nutrient availability in soils which forms the basis for the fertilizer recommendations for maximum crop yield. It also