CONTENTS:-
1. SOIL ANALYSIS:
i. Soil Sampling and Processing
ii. Soil test Procedures
iii. Methods for Determination of Amendment Requirements of Problem Soils
iv. Determination of Phosphate Fixing Capacity of Soil
v. Determination of Potassium Fixing Capacity of Soil
2. PLANT ANALYSIS:
i. Plant Sampling
ii. Analysis of Nutrients in Plants
iii. Interpretation of Plant Test Results
3. WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR IRRIGATION:
i. Water Sampling Techniques
ii. Chemical Analysis of Water
iii. Rating of Irrigation Water Quality
iv. Use of Saline/Sodic Waters for Irrigation
v. Interpretation of Water Analysis Data
4. INSTRUMENTS USED IN SOIL, PLANT AND WATER ANALYSIS:
i. General Purpose Instruments
ii. Advanced Instruments
iii. Computer Applications in Soil Testing Programme
5. SPECIAL TESTS:
i. Determination of Soil Microbial Biomass Carbon
ii. Determination of Biological Activity of Soil by Dehydrogenase Assay
iii. Rapid Tissue Test for Nitrate
iv. Bioassay of Available Potassium Using Aspergillus Niger
v. Soil Fertility Evaluation using Neubauer Technique
vi. Assessing Nematode Population in Soil by Cobb Decanting and Sieving Method
6. FERTILIZER RECOMMENDATIONS:
i. General Recommendations
ii. Recommendation Based on Soil Fertility Rating
iii. Critical Limit Based Recommendations
iv. Recommendations Based on Targeted Yield
v. Recommendations Based on Nutrient Index
vi. Recommendation for Cropping Sequence
vii. Use of Simulation Models
viii. Site-Specific Nutrient Management
7. ESTABLISHMENT OF LABORATORY SOIL, PLANT AND WATER ANALYSIS:
i. Instruments
ii. Glassware
iii. Accessories
iv. Water Distillation Unit
v. Staff
vi. Design of Laboratory
vii. Mobile Soil Testing Laboratory
