Practical Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
Contents: 1. Nutrients soils, plants, waters, fertilizers and manures. 2. Soil sampling and preparation of soil sample for analysis. 3. Determination of soil pH (soil reaction). 4. Determination of organic carbon in soils. 5. Determination of available nitrogen in soils by alkaline potassium permanganate method. 6. Determination of available phosphorous in soil by Olsen\'s method (for neutral to alkaline soils). 7. Determination of available potassium in soils by flame photometry. 8. Determination of exchangeable calcium and magnesium in soils by standard versenate (EDTA-titration) method. 9. Determination of available Sulphur in soils by turbidometry. 10. Determination of DTPA-extractable micronutrient cations viz, Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe and AAS-method. 11. Determination of available (hot water soluble) boron in soil by curcumine method. 12. Analysis of plant materials for macro and micronutrients. 13. Tissue testing for major plant nutrients (N, P and K). 13. Analysis of irrigation waters. 15. Analysis of fertilisers for major and micronutrients.
"The main aim of writing this book is to facilitate the advancing students in the field of soils, plants, irrigation, water and fertilizers etc. It has been compiled for the practicing chemists in research laboratories and students.
In this book author has compiled together some tested, widely used methods for the determination of plant nutrients and quality parameters in soils, plants, water and fertilizers. In case of soils, methods described are for nutrients considered as immediately available for providing an assessment of the available nutrient status. These plant analysis are valuable for students, researchers and plant analysis laboratories for advisory purposes. This book has been prepared to meet the needs of teaching, research, fertilizer production, advisory services, soil, plant, water testing laboratories. This book will be useful for educational institutions interested in soil science, plant analysis, water management, and fertilizers."
