Study Of Basic Soil Properties In Relation With MACRO & MICRO NUTRIENT

Soil is a medium through which crops grow to perform the need of human for food and cloths. Agriculture refers to an art of hoist plants from the soils and is one of the most economical factors for human beings. In achieving better crop yield the farmers should be made aware about the status of soil constituents, chemistry of water available, nutrient supply to the crop, climatic conditions etc. Macronutrients (N, P, and K) and micronutrients (Zn, Fe, Cu and Mn) are essential for healthy plant growth. N, P, K are needed in large amounts and Zn, Fe, Cu and Mn are needed in smaller amounts. Both macronutrients and micronutrients are naturally obtained by the roots from the soil. This study has focused on the investigation of macro and micronutrients in soils. The different physical parameters and macro elements were analyzed in laboratory are pH, EC, OC, N, P and K. The micro elements such as Cu, Zn, Fe and Mn were investigated by using Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. This information will be helpful to farmers to decide the problems related to soil nutrients and amount of fertilizers to be added to soil to make the production more economic.

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Nishaben D. Patel, Janikumar D. Patel and Zinalbahen K. Modi, M.Sc (Chemistry) : Department of chemistry, Mahesana Urban Institute of Sciences, Ganpat University, Ganpat Vidhyanagar, Mahesana, Gujarat, India.