The contents of these notes
include : Introduction, Bulky organic manures, Losses of nutrients from FYM
during collection and storage, Losses of nutrients from FYM during collection
and storage, Methods of preparation of rural and urban compost, Green manures,
Definitions of Penning, Sewage, Sullage, Sludge and Poudrette, Concentrated
organic manures, Biogas plant, Commercial fertilizers, Manufacturing process and
properties of major nitrogenous fertilizers, Phosphatic fertilizers, Potassic
fertilizers, Complex fertilizers, Preparation and properties of Ammonium
sulphate nitrate, Mixed fertilizers and amendments, Secondary and micronutrient
fertilizers, Fertilizer Control Order, etc.
Author(s): Department of Soil Science
and Agricultural Chemistry, S.V.Agricultural College
This book explains the following topics: General Analytical Processes,
Analysis of Mineral Phosphates, General Methods for Phosphoric Acid, The Citrate
Method,Volumetric Determination of Phosphoric Acid, Titration of the Yellow
Precipitate, Chemistry of the Manufacture of Superphosphates.
This note covers the following topics: Soil- A Three Phase System, The Solid Phase- Surfaces In Soil and
Their Reactivity, The Solution Phase Review of Solution Phase Chemistry and
Discussion of Solutions in The Soil Matrix, Interaction Between Solid and
Solution Phase- General Solubility Relationships, Carbonate Equilibria and
Solubility, Cation Exchange Reactions in Colloidal Systems, Soil Buffering and
Soil pH Redox Reactions in Soil Systems.
This book is a collection of ten original research
articles and reports, associated with selected topics in agricultural chemistry.
The discussed issues are organized in four sections: Classification and labeling
of active substances in plant protection products, Environmental and stress
plant physiology and behavior, Antimicrobial and antioxidant potential of plant
extracts, and Pollutants analysis and effects.