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Oil palm is a heavy feeder of nutrients and requires balanced and adequate supply of nutrients for optimum growth and yield. Information regarding soil nutrient status and leaf nutrient concentration is very much required for proper fertilizer application. Therefore, a survey was conducted for assessment of soil nutrient status and leaf nutrient concentration in 42 oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) plantations in the state of Karnataka, situated in southern plateau of India. In surface soil layers, soil acidity (pH), electrical conductivity (EC) and organic carbon (OC) content ranged from 4.91 to 8.74, 0.10 to 2.54 dS m⁻¹ and 1.17 to 28.9 g kg⁻¹ respectively. The values of available potassium (K) (NH₄OAc–K), phosphorus (P) (Olsen-P) and exchangeable calcium (Ca) (Exch. Ca) varied from 31.2 to 386 mg kg⁻¹, 7.69 to 242 mg kg⁻¹ and 156 to 1273 mg kg⁻¹ respectively. The concentration of exchangeable …