Soil and Plant Analysis


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Laboratory Guide for Conducting Soil Tests and Plant Analysis


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With the help of this guide, you can use obtained test results to evaluate the fertility status of soils and the nutrient element status of plants for crop production purposes. It serves as an instructional manual on the techniques used to perform chemical and physical characteristic tests on soils. Laboratory Guide for Conducting Soil Tests and Pl







Soil and Plant Analysis


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Manual On Soil, Plant And Water Analysis


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Based on the three-and-a-half decades of experience in soil, plant and water analysis, the authors have prepared this user-friendly laboratory manual giving the much needed and simplified version of the analytical procedures. Along with the basic principles of different analytical methods, easy-to-understand basics of instrumentation are also provided for the benefit of all users in general and students in particular. The book has major chapters on simplified methods of soil testing, plant analysis, irrigation water quality assessment and soil-test based fertilizer recommendations besides a few selected special tests.




Soil Testing and Plant Analysis Laboratory Manual


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Soil testing; Plant analysis; Preparation procedures for single and multielement calibration standards; Irrigation water analysis; Field sampling; Soil sample laboratory preparation; Weighed versus scooped samples; Scoop size characteristics; Soil water pH; Lime requirement determination by Adams-Evans buffer technique; Determination of major elements and micronutrients by extraction; Plant tissue sampling; Decontamination of plant tissue; Plant nitrogen determination by Kjeldahl digestion; Determination of plant iron (FE) by extraction; Quality assurance for plant analysis; Methods for expressing elemental content in plant tissue; Biological test for plant iron using peroxidase activity...