After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Characteristics of Saline and Alkali Soils 2. Formation of Saline and Alkali Soils 3. Effect on the Growth of Plants 4. Control. Characteristics of Saline and Alkali Soils: Saline soils contain excessive amounts of neutral salts like chloride and sulphate of sodium, calcium and magnesium, and […]
Saline and Alkali Soils: Formation, Effects and Control
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Addition and Loss of Nitrogen from Soil
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Nitrogen is added to the soil and lost from it when it undergoes a number of transformations. A small portion of nitrogen gas is directly assimilated by symbiotic and non- symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria and also by blue-green algae, to synthesize their cell protoplasm. Proteins present in organic matter as well as in the bodies […]