The Fertility and Some Heavy Metal Contents of Vineyard Plantations in Salihli District of The Aegean Region

The purpose of this study was to determine the nutritional conditions and some heavy metal contents of vineyard plantations in Salihli district of the Aegean Region. In this context, ten vineyard plantations were selected from the distinct and leaf samples and soil samples from two different depths were taken. According to the results; the study soils have alkaline reaction, light texture (0-30 and 30-60 cm depths), moderate total salt content and fairly low organic matter content. Lime content of the soils changed between normal and high levels. The study soils were nitrogen (N) in low and very low levels, phosphorus (P) in low level and potassium (K) in very low and moderate levels. The contents of iron (Fe), copper (Cu) and manganese (Mn) of soils were good and sufficient levels but zinc (Zn) was detected as deficit in general. It was determined that there was no pollution for heavy metals in both soil depths. The contents of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn) and manganese (Mn) of leaf samples were sufficient, but potassium (K) content changed deficient and sufficient levels. The contents of iron (Fe) and copper (Cu) of vineyard leaves were high and very high, respectively. It was found that there was no pollution for the cadmium (Cd), chrome (Cr) and cobalt (Co) elements in vineyard leaves.