Upload NowAfter reading this article you will learn about the pH of soil and factors affecting it. pH of Soil: When soils contain more hydrogen ions than hydroxyl ions, they are acidic in reaction. If they contain more hydroxyl ions than hydrogen ions, they are alkaline in reaction. If they contain equal number of hydrogen and […]
pH of Soil and Factors Affecting it
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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 […]