Tag archives for soil
Soil microbes foe or friend
Soil contains more microbes in a teaspoon than the human in the whole earth. Soil microbes contain beneficial, as well as harmful effects on the soil and also on the…
Fertilizing the soil in adequate amount
To enhance the growth and development of plant soil needs to be prepared and well nourished. This includes adding organic matter, fertilizing soil maintaining pH etc. Soil need to be…
New technology to treat contaminated soil
Chinese research institutions and enterprises have jointly developed a new technology that aims at restoring arsenic contaminated soil. In the smelting process of nonferrous metals, heavy metals including lead, zinc,…
How to conserve the soil from erosion ?
 Soil conservation is the preventing technique to reduce the losses from soil erosion , degradation which is caused by the many factors. Such as change in pH, desertification, loss…
Role of humic acid in plant growth and soil quality
Humic acid is the commercial term that is often used to refer to the combined humic and fulvic acid contents present in these naturally occurring deposits. Humic acid is one…
China developed new cement concrete using natural soil
Chinese researchers have developed a new type of cement concrete using natural soil as well as wind-blown sand, according to media report. The new green, low-cost cement concrete, developed by…
Mulching: an effective way to increase soil moisture
The Word Mulches is derived from the German word “molsch” means soft to decay, which are generally refer to the use of crop residues, leaves, straws, as retain on the…
Balanced soil enlarge agriculture fertility
The Cotton expert Dr Sagher Ahmed, a scholar and dynamic farmer highlights the discrepancy use of fertilizers that was destructive fertility of soil and resulting low productivity. Soil health was unnoticed…
Soil damage adequately fuelled climate change
Climate change can't be halted if we carry on degrading the soil. There's three times more carbon in the soil than in the atmosphere but that carbon's being released by…
Soil conservation, prevents landloss from erosion
Soil conservation is the prevention of landloss from Erosion or prevention of reduced fertility caused by over usage salinization, acidification, or other chemical soil contamination. Method of soil conservation Contour…
Biochar unique properties as a soil enhancer
Biochar is found in soils around the world as a result of vegetation fires and historic soil management practices. Intensive study of biochar-rich dark earths in the Amazon (terra preta),…
Biochar role in soil fertility & nutrient transformation
The Pakistani soil are not a good productive now a days because of soil are depredated day by day by many things (through agriculture, high doses of chemical fertilizer, herbicides,…
Laser land leveling to improve soil condition
Agriculture is the key to Pakistan's economy. Its total share is 21 percent. And 90% of agricultural production comes from irrigated agriculture. Agriculture completely depends on water which is reducing…
Nutrients movement from soil surface to plant roots
There are about 16 essential nutrients which are required for plants, for their proper growth and development. Out of these 16, 13 are taken up by the plants through the…
Soil conservation
Soil is a dynamic ecosystem working underneath our feet; and is full of biogeochemical reactions and interactions between several living organisms like soil microorganisms like soil bacteria, actinomycetes, cyanobacteria (blue…
New law on soil pollution will pinpoint responsibility
The country's first national law on soil pollution and control came into force on Tuesday, defining responsibilities for pollution and establishing a special fund for the costs of remediation. If…
Heavy metal contamination in soil: Addition of amendments
Trouble of heavy metals in soil:Â Since the onset of the Industrial Revolution, metal refining plants using pyrometallurgical processes have generated large emissions of heavy metals such as Cd, Zn and…