06 Jun Soil conditioners as a key factor for sustaining the soil health
मृदा स्वास्थ्य को निरंतर बनाए रखने के लिए मिट्टी कंडीशनर महत्वपूर्ण कारक Soil conditioners as a source of plant nutrients has been found beneficial in improving Physical, Chemical and Biological conditions of soil, thereby increased productivity of crops. If the soil had very low pH, P and extractable Si then it is necessary to use soil conditioners for improving soil pH and some elements such as P and Si. Farmers can adopt this technology to improve the crop production. A soil conditioner is a product which is added to soil to improve the soil’s physical qualities, especially its ability to provide nutrition for plants. In general usage the term soil conditioner is often thought of as a subset of the category 'Soil Amendments' which more often is understood to include a wide range of fertilizers and non-organic materials. Soil conditioners can be used to improve poor soils, or to rebuild soils, which have been damaged by improper management. All amendment are also called soil conditioners because they also improve the physical conditions of soil likewise conditioners. Fly-ash, having both the soil amending and nutrient - enriching properties, is helpful in improving crop growth and yield in low fertility soils. It has been shown that FA based soil conditioner not only improves the crop productivity and...