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Soil testing is an important diagnostic tool for determining the nutrient needs for plants and for environmental assessments. Some soils are inherently deficient in plant nutrients. Other soils had sufficient levels of nutrients in the past, but removal with crop harvest has depleted the reserves. Thus, soil testing is widely accepted and used in most advanced crop-production areas in India to determine fertilization needs for crops. For that Govt of India introduces the scheme of “SOIL HEALTH CARD” programme in each and every state to evaluate the agricultural soil health and recommends for fertilizer use and crop suitability to the farmers.

So it is very useful tool to determine economically optimum nutrient application rates, and use of soil testing for agricultural assessments.

Parameters

  • Bulk density
  • Specific Gravity
  • Porosity
  • Water Holding Capacity Moisture
  • Texture
  • pH
  • Available & Total Minerals Available & Total macro & Micro nutrients
  • Heavy metals & Trace elements
  • Total & available nitrogen
  • Primary nutrient
  • Secondary nutrient
  • Essential minerals

The Following are the Tests performed for Soil Testing.

  • Boron as B
  • Cadmium as Cd
  • Calcium as Ca
  • Chlorides as Cl
  • Chromium as Cr
  • Conductivity
  • Copper as Cu
  • Heavy metals & Trace elements
  • Hexavalent Chromium as Cr 6+
  • Iron as Fe
  • Lead as Pb
  • Loss on drying at 550 degree C
  • Magnesium as Mg
  • Manganese as Mn
  • Moisture
  • Nitrogen as N
  • Oil & Grease
  • pH
  • Phosphorous as P
Product of test Specific Test Performed Discipline Test method
Soil Boron as B Chemical USEPA 3050 B: 1996
Soil Cadmium as Cd Chemical USEPA 3050 B : 1996
Soil Calcium as Ca Chemical Soil Analysis - ML Jackson: 1958
Soil Chlorides as Cl Chemical Soil Analysis - ML Jackson : 1958
Soil Chromium as Cr Chemical USEPA 3050 B : 1996
Soil Conductivity Chemical Soil Analysis - ML Jackson: 1958
Soil Copper as Cu Chemical USEPA 3050 B : 1996
Soil Hexavalant Chromium as Cr 6+ Chemical USEPA 3060 B : 1996
Soil Iron as Fe Chemical USEPA 3050 B : 1996
Soil Lead as Pb Chemical USEPA 3050 B: 1996
Soil Loss on drying at 550 degree C Chemical FAO method : 2006
Soil Magnesium as Mg Chemical Soil Analysis ML Jackson : 1958
Soil Manganese as Mn Chemical USEPA 3050 B: 1996
Soil Moisture Chemical IS 2720 : Part 2: 1973
Soil Nitrogen as N Chemical Soil Analysis - ML Jackson: 1958
Soil Oil & Grease Chemical USEPA 3540 C : 1996
Soil pH Chemical Soil Analysis - ML Jackson: 1958
Soil Phosphorous as P Chemical Soil Analysis - ML Jackson: 1958
Soil Potassium as K Chemical Soil Analysis - ML Jackson: 1958
Soil Sodium as Na Chemical Soil Analysis - ML Jackson : 1958
Soil Sulphate as SO4 Chemical Soil Analysis - ML Jackson : 1958
Soil Total organic carbon Chemical Soil Analysis - ML Jackson: 1958
Soil Total organic matter Chemical Soil Analysis - ML Jackson: 1958
Soil Zinc as Zn Chemical USEPA 3050 B: 1996