In oil palm growing countries like India, nutrient constraints were found to be the major factor limiting oil palm productivity. Despite the regular application of recommended Borax at 100 g palm^–1 yr^–1, boron (B) was reported to be among the deficient nutrients observed in the oil palm plantations. There is a need to study the B fractions and their correlation with the soil characteristics to understand the fate and transformation of the applied fertiliser and their efficient management. The four types of soils (alfisol, entisol, inceptisol, and vertisol) at 0-60 cm depth were collected and analysed for textural class, pH, conductivity, organic carbon, calcium carbonate (CaCO3), sesquioxides, nutrient content and B fractions. The predominant B fraction was residual B accounting for approximately 71.4%-99.3% of total B, whereas only less than 2.0% of total content accounted for plant available B fractions which included fractions that were soluble readily and adsorbed specifically in the soil surfaces. The oxide bound and organic bound fraction varied between 0.97 and 9.12 mg kg^–1, and 2.92 and 9.47 mg kg^–1, respectively. Soil characteristics like organic carbon content and soil reaction influenced the plant available B fractions positively. Readily soluble B exhibited a positive association with specifically adsorbed and organic bound, suggesting the role of both in replenishing the accessible soil B. The study shows that rather than B application, management strategies should be formulated to improve its availability from the total content.