Soil Testing and its Application in Crop Production Improvement

Continuous cropping without any proper measurement and provisioning of soil nutrient may affect the life of the crop. Soil nutrient measurement is greatly required for proper plant growth and effective fertilization. Moisture content present in the soil must be checked properly. Today manually turning ON and OFF of the motor pumps lead to wastage of water and insufficient supply of fertilizers. The objective of this proposed work is to provide an automated system for fertilization based upon the soil testing using pH sensor and interfaced with the Arduino. With the help of pH value the macronutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium are determined in the soil. This automated system would minimize the time and human intervention to irrigate and fertilize crops. The amount of fertilizers need to be supported to soil is sprinkled by the automated fertilization system. The farmer also gets a feedback from display about the status of the farm. Citation: Mr. Vikram M. Kakade . "Soil Testing and its Application in Crop Production Improvement." Global Research and Development Journal For Engineering 4.10 (2019): 37 - 39.