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Soil in Kolli Hills lacks organic carbon, nitrogen and potash, says study [1]

Tests conducted on soil samples to determine level of macro and micro nutrients

Study on the availability of micro and macro nutrients in soil samples collected from Valapurnadu Panchayat atop Kolli Hills reveals that it lacked three of the four main macro ingredients – organic carbon, nitrogen and potash. β€œOn the other hand availability of zinc (micro nutrient) is also below average,” M. Janakiraman, a Soil Pedologist and Consultant said.

Publication Date: 
10/12/2012
M.K. Ananth [2]
Hindu (Chennai) [3]
Tags:
Namakkal (D) [4], Soil Science [5], Farmers [6], M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) [7], Zinc [8], Chemical Fertilisers [9], Agriculture [10], Tamil Nadu [11]
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