Open AccessESTIMATION OF SOIL ORGANIC CARBON PERCENTAGE IN ORGANIC FARMING SOIL SAMPLES OF TANUKU REGION, ANDHRAPRADESH, INDIA BY WALKLEY-BLACK CHROMIC ACID WET OXIDATION METHOD
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal for innovative engineering and management research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-5083
DOI - 10.48047/ijiemr/v09/i12/92
Subject(s) - humus , soil carbon , total organic carbon , environmental science , soil quality , soil organic matter , soil test , organic matter , soil science , environmental chemistry , soil water , chemistry , organic chemistry
The Estimation of Soil Organic Carbon (SOC) Percentage is done in Organic farmingSoil samples from various places in Tanuku Region, Andhra Pradesh, India. It provides all thenecessary information about, effect of Organic farming on the concentration of soil organic carbonand also assess the amount of organic matter in soil. The result depends on the quality of soil. TheSoil samples were collected systematically from organic farming lands, Sieved the soil samplesthrough 2mm sieves. The determination of SOC is based on the Walkley-Black Chromic acid Wetoxidatiom method. The method measures the amount of carbon in plant and animal remains,including soil humus but not charcoal or coal