SOIL chemistry

SOIL FORMATION.

     Soil formed through the process of weathering of parent rock. Major portion of soil especially the minerals are formed from the parent rock or parent materials.......

          

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SOIL TEXTURE

     Is the amount of soil in term of size of of the soil particles.The relative.......

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                                   Bulk density

Bulk density of a soil is weight of the soil per given volume........

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Porosity ( % pore space )

Porocity is quality of being porous. In the soil, porosity determines storage capacity of the soil.

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               Physical properties of soil

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Soil colloids and Ion Exchange.

    Soil colloids are complex constituent of the soil which determine the physical and chemical prop.......

      

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Soil reaction.

   Soil reaction can be determined by measure of concentration of H+ and OH- where the soil can be determined.......

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DETERMINATION OF SOIL PH

The PH of the soil can be measured or determined by measuring the concentration or amount of H ions present in soil solution.

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Basic plants nutrion 

For health grow of plants, there must be favourable of several environmental factors, these include sun light......

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Function of primary macronutrients in the plant growth

The are function of macronutrients in plant growth.

                              1) NITROGEN

   Naturally nitrogen occur as a gas in atmosphere, however plants can only absorb it when in form of nitrate........

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