As many as  27 states and UTs recorded nitrogen deficiency in over 90 per cent samples; 15 had nitrogen deficiency in almost all (99-100 per cent) of their samples. These are Andaman &

Nicobar Islands, Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and Uttar

Pradesh.