Micronutrients and phosphorus has been identified as a major factors involved in increasing the agricultural soil fertility. The soil samples from agricultural fields of Chitral District were collected and analyzed for various micronutrients like Cu+2, Zn+2, Mn+2,. Fe+), Na+, Li+, Cd+2, Pb +3, total phosphate and phosphate fractions such as AI-phosphate, Fe­phosphate, Ca-phosphate, Fe-phosphate (occluded), AI-phosphate . (occluded) and water­soluble phosphate. The results show adequate amount of micronutrients except lithium, in the samples phosphate-fractions distribution were found in the order of Ca-Phosphate > Fe­Phosphate> AI-Phosphate. Their impacts on soil properties and plant growth have also been discussed.


S ALAM ,F K BANGASH ,R AFZAL ,