Soil Analysis

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Soil is the main source of nutrients for crops. Soil also provides support for plant growth in various ways. Knowledge about soil health and its maintenance is critical to sustaining crop productivity. The health of soils can be assessed by the quality and stand of the crops grown on them. However, this is a general assessment made by the farmers. A scientific assessment is possible through detailed physical, chemical and biological analysis of the soils. Essential plant nutrients such as N, P, K, Ca, Mg and S are called macronutrients, while Fe, Zn, Cu, Mo, Mn, B and Cl are called micronutrients. It is necessary to assess the capacity of a soil to supply nutrients in order to supply the remaining amounts of needed plant nutrients (total crop requirement - soil supply). Thus, soil testing laboratories are considered nerve centers for nutrient management and crop production systems. This book is too much important for soil testing study.

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Dr. Sandip P. Vyas is an Assistant Professor at HNSB. LTD. College of Science, Himatnagar. His 25 research papers are published in well reputed International Research Journals. He has written more than 13 books which are published in repute International publishers. Scientific interests of Dr. Vyas: heterocyclic chemistry, soil chemistry etc.

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