Analytics

1.  Soil

a.  Physical properties

b. Chemical properties

c.  Biological properties

d. Nutrient analysis

2.  Plant

3.  Water

4.  Manures

5.  Fertilizers

Soil Analysis

A) Physical Properties

1.  Bulk density, particle density

2.      Soil texture

3.      Soil moisture

4.      Soil moisture tension

5.     Infiltration rate

6. Hydraulic conductivity

7. Temperature measurement

B) Chemical Properties

1.     pH

2.     Electrical conductivity dfds

3.     Organic carbon 

4.     Water soluble organic carbon

5.     Water soluble carbohydrates

6.     Humic acid and fluvic acid

7.     Ether soluble fractions

8.     Hot water soluble fraction

9.     Total hydrolysable nitrogen

10.  Hydrolysable nh4 - n and hexosamine - n

11.  Amino acid nitrogen

12.  Redox potential

13.  Lime potential

14.  Phosphate potential

15.  Phosphorus fixing capacity of soil

16.  Potassium fixing capacity of soil

17.  Carbonate (CO32-) and Bicarbonate (HCO3)

18.  Chloride

C) Biological Properties

1.     Dissolved oxygen

2.     Biological oxygen demand (bod)

3.     Chemical oxygen demand (cod)

4.     Biomass nitrogen

5.     Biomass carbon

6.     Soil enzymatic activities

D) Nutrient analysis

1.   Loss on ignition

2.   Preparation of hydrochloric acid extract

3.   Estimation of acid insolubles

4.   Available nitrogen

5.   Available phosphorus

6.   Available potassium

7.   Exchangeable calcium and magnesium

8.   Available sulphur

9.   Available micronutrients  - fe, mn, cu, zn

10.Available boron

Water Analysis

1. Collection of irrigation water samples

2. pH

3. EC and total soluble salts

4. Carbonate and bicarbonate

5. Chloride

6. Sulphate

7. Calcium and magnesium

8. Potassium and sodium

9. Interpretation of water quality test results

Pesticide Analysis

1.      Safe handling and use of pesticides- sampling

2.      Sieving test

3.      Bulk density

4.      Wettability

5.      Suspensibility

6.      Acidity and alkalinity

7.      Emulsion stability

1.      Active ingredient in phosphomidon

2.      Active ingredient content in malathion

3.      Copper content in copper oxychloride

Fertilizer Analysis

1.      Fertilizer sampling technique

2.      Nitrogen in urea

3.      NH4 – N and NO3 – N in ammonium nitrate

4.      Nitrate N

5.      N in ammonium sulphate

6.      Water-soluble P

7.      Citric acid-soluble P

8.      Citric acid-insoluble P

9..      Potassium in potassium chloride

Manure Analysis

1.      Preparation of HCl extract of organic manure

2.      Nitrogen in organic manure / oil cake

3.  Phosphorus

4.  Potassium