Soil Testing Laboratory

Soil Testing Laboratory was established at Haldwani in 2006. This is the first departmental soil testing lab which is highly beneficial for plantation and nursery activities. The objectives of this soil testing laboratory are as follows.

• To evaluate soil fertility status.
• To predict the probable crop response to applied nutrients.
• To classify soils into different fertility groups.
• To identify the type and degree of soil related problem like salinity, alkalinity and acidity etc.

Presently physical and chemical properties of soil like Organic Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Bulk density and porosity are being analyzed. Recently we have started estimating soil micro nutrients like Boron, Copper, Iron, Manganese and Zinc.