Guide to Laboratory Establishment for Plant Nutrient Analysis

📚 Book Details:

• Author: M.R. Motsara & R.N. Roy

• Publisher: United Book Prints

• Language: English

• Edition: 1 (2021)

• ISBN: 9789390199686

• Binding: Paper Back

• Pages: 279

• Size: 8.4 x 5.5 inches

• Book Type: Text Book

📘 Book Description:

This book offers practical guidelines for establishing laboratories to analyze soil, plants, water, and fertilizers (mineral, organic, and biofertilizers). It is designed to be a comprehensive manual that provides clear and simple procedural steps, aimed at helping laboratory technicians. The book includes various analytical methods for estimating soil constituents, with the primary objective of assessing soil fertility and making nutrient recommendations.

It describes techniques for analyzing plant constituents to determine the levels of various nutrients and understand their need for application. For assessing the quality of irrigation water, it provides standard methods for estimating parameters like electrical conductivity, sodium adsorption ratio, residual sodium carbonate, the ratio of magnesium to calcium, and boron content.

In the fertilizer analysis section, special attention is given to fertilizers as statutorily controlled commodities that are traded globally. The book provides methods for their analysis, ensuring that technicians are equipped to perform accurate and reliable measurements.

Key Features:

• Laboratory Setup: Practical guidelines for establishing agricultural laboratories.

• Soil & Plant Analysis: Detailed methods for analyzing soil fertility and plant nutrient content.

• Water Quality Assessment: Techniques for analyzing irrigation water quality.

• Fertilizer Analysis: Provides methods for analyzing various fertilizers, considering regulatory and trade aspects.

• Ideal for Technicians: Detailed procedures suited for laboratory technicians and students in the agricultural field.