Abstract
This study was carried out in plantation Teak (Tectona grandis L.f.) belonging to different age, site quality and stocking classes in Kerala, India. Soil samples from surface layer (0-20 cm depth level) of pits were taken from fifty-two semi-permanent sample plots. From each sample plot leaf samples were also collected from ten trees. The soils were subjected for particle size separates, bulk density (BD), particle density (PD), water holding capacity (WHC), soil pH, organic carbon (OC), exchangeable bases (EB), exchange acidity (EA), cation exchange capacity (CEC), base saturation (BS), Total N, available P, K, Na, Ca and Mg. Leaf samples were also analyzed for N, P, K, Ca and Mg contents. The interrelationship between the leaf and soil attributes at 0-20 cm soil depth level was studied through canonical correlation analysis. Leaf Ca had a significant positive influence on soil Ca and BS in the surface layer. The canonical redundancy analysis showed that leaf nutrient status was greatly influenced by soil attributes. On the whole, canonical correlation analyses revealed intercorrelation exist between leaf and soil characters.
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