Upload NowThis article throws light upon the eight main types of soils found in India. The types are: 1. Alluvial Soils 2. Black Soils 3. Red Soils 4. Laterite Soil 5. Mountain and Hill Soil 6. Arid and Desert Soil 7. Saline and Alkali Soil 8. Peaty and Other Organic Soil. Type # 1. Alluvial Soils: […]
8 Main Types of Soil Found in India
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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 […]
Forms and Behaviors of Nutrients in Soil
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After reading this article you will learn about the forms and behaviour of various nutrients in soil:- 1. Nitrogen 2. Phosphorus 3. Potassium 4. Calcium and Magnesium 5. Sulphur 6. Micronutrients. 1. Nitrogen: Nitrogen basically occurs in the soil in complex organic forms like proteins which are decomposed by proteinase enzymes produced by micro-organisms to […]