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Contents: 1. Soils of Arid And Semi-Arid Regions. 2. Soil Sampling and Preparation. 3. Soil Moisture. 4. Soil Texture – Particle Size Distribution. 5. Soil Density and Total Pore Space. 6. Analysis of Saturation Paste Extract. 7. Calcium Carbonate. 8. Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC). 9. Soil Gypsum. 10. Soil Organic Matter. 11. Soil Nitrogen. 12. Soil Phosphorous. 13. Soil Potassium. 14.Soil Sulphur. 15. Gypsum Requirement. 16. Soil Micronutrients. 17. Soil Boron. 18. Soil Molybdenum. 19. Soil Selenium. 20. Potentially Toxic Elements - CD, CR, NI AND PB. 21. Identification Of Clay Minerals By X-Ray Diffraction (XRD).List of Appendices.

This book is available describing numerous alternative procedures for soil analysis, and users are often confused in selecting the appropriate methods. This publication aims to establish a middle ground between the so-called “cookbook” and the detailed comprehensive type of manual. In doing so, analytical methods, which have been developed and adapted specially to the particular conditions of these soils, are described. It is particular to students, teachers, researchers, and chemists working in laboratories for providing soil Testing and analytical services to farmers in arid and semi-arid regions.