What is soil fertility and
what steps are to be taken to improve soil fertility
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Soil fertility is the ability of soil to sustain plant growth and optimize crop yield. This can be enhanced through organic and inorganic fertilizers to the soil. Nuclear techniques provide data that enhances soil fertility and crop production while minimizing the environmental impact.
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The ability of the soil to encourage the growth of plant can be termed as soil fertility.
Source of soil fertility:
Essential plant nutrients, minerals and microorganism are the important sources that determine the fertility of a soil. Apart from the previously mentioned properties absence of toxic substance are also determining the fertility of the soil.
Conserving soil fertility:
Crop rotation and organic manure are some of the basic ideas and techniques that can be implemented to conserve and improve the fertility of the soil. Leaving the dead plants back in the soil may also improve the fertility of soil gradually by time.
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