Soil the Basic Input for Agriculture, Not just Dirt
Shah Reyaz Ahmad*
Published: September 01, 2021.
Abstract
For any agriculture related activity to be successful and economically viable, the first and foremost basic input to be attended on priority and with utmost seriousness, is the soil. It supports the survival of all living organisms from humans, animals, birds to microorganisms/microbes on the one hand, and shrubs to giant plantation on the other.
Before the selection of kind of fruit trees, crop, variety etc. It is of paramount importance to check the fertility status, viz. availability of nutrients for optimum crop growth, conditions of physico-chemical parameters – soil reaction, structure, texture, bulk density etc.
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