The 'Soil Health Analysis' book, authored by Narendra Kumar Lenka, Jyoti Kumar Thakur, and Sangeeta Lenka, serves as a critical resource in understanding and analyzing soil health through state-of-the-art techniques. Unlike traditional soil analysis manuals that emphasize basic chemical and physical properties, this comprehensive guide delves into advanced parameters essential for monitoring soil quality over time. The book meticulously covers a range of analytical methods for assessing key soil health indicators such as soil carbon pools, aggregation behavior, and biological activity. It is aimed at researchers, postgraduate students, and policymakers in Soil Science, Agronomy, Natural Resource Management, and Forestry. With structured sections dedicated to common soil parameters, physical characteristics, carbon fractions, nutrient availability, micronutrient assessment, and biological activity, this guide ensures a holistic approach to soil health assessment, integrating both established and contemporary methods. Readers will benefit from clear protocols and detailed methodologies, enabling them to effectively monitor changes in soil health and contribute to sustainable land management practices.

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Authors	Narendra Kumar Lenka, Jyoti Kumar Thakur, Sangeeta Lenka
Content Focus	Analytical techniques for soil health assessment.
Target Audience	Researchers, postgraduate students, policymakers.
Sections Included	Common soil parameters, physical characteristics, carbon fractions, nutrient availability, micronutrients, biological activity.
Analytical Techniques	Guidelines for determining soil quality indicators.
Importance	Essential resource for sustainable agriculture and land management.

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Type	Hardback Book
ISBN	978-1-23456-789-0
Number of Pages	350
Publication Year	2023
Format	Print
Language	English
Publisher	Scientific Publishing Company

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This book presents the most recent analytical techniques for determining key indicators of soil health, including physical, chemical, and biological parameters. While many current soil analysis manuals focus primarily on basic chemical and physical properties without emphasizing soil health assessment, recent literature shows that indicator parameters such as soil carbon pools, soil aggregation behavior, aggregate-associated carbon content, and biological activity are increasingly being used to monitor changes in soil quality and soil health over time. Analytical protocols for these parameters are available in various research journals.
This book is an essential resource for researchers, postgraduate students, academics, and policymakers in the fields of Soil Science, Agronomy, Natural Resource Management, and Forestry. It compiles the latest procedures for assessing soil health indicator parameters, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date guide for those working in these fields.

Section 1: Common Soil Parameters

1. Collection and Preparation of Soil Sample

2. Determination of Soil Reaction (pH)

3. Determination of Soil Electrical Conductivity (EC) (1:2 Soil-Water suspension)

4. Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC)

5. Exchangeable Sodium (Na+) (Ammonium acetate method)

Section 2: Soil Physical Parameters

6. Soil Texture (Bouyoucos Hydrometer Method)

7. Soil Bulk Density (Core method)

8. Soil Aggregate Analysis (Cambardella and Elliott, 1993)

9. Soil Aggregate Analysis (Dry sieving)

10. Wet Sieving Procedure for Aggregate Analysis (Using Yoder apparatus)

11. Mean Weight Diameter and Water Stable Aggregates

Section 3: Soil Carbon and Fractions

12. Total Organic Carbon (TOC) (Dry combustion method)

13. Determination of Soil Organic Carbon (Walkley Black, 1934)

14. Labile Carbon (KMnO4 -Oxidizable soil organic carbon) (Weil et al., 2003)

15. Labile Carbon Fractions (K2 Cr2 O7 Method) (Chan et al., 2001)

16. Particulate Organic Matter - Carbon (POM-C) (Cambardella and Elliott, 1992)

17. Soil Respiration (Anderson, 1982)

Section 4: Soil Availability of Primary Plant Nutrients

18. Soil Available Nitrogen (N) (Subbiah and Asija, 1956)

19. Soil Available Phosphorus (P) (Olsen et al. 1954)

20. Soil Available Potassium (K) (Hanway and Heidel, 1952)

Section 5: Soil Secondary and Micronutrients

21. Available Sulphur (S) in Soil by Turbidimetric Method (Williams and Steinbergs, 1959)

22. Available Boron (B) in Soil by Hot Water Soluble Method (Berger and Truog, 1939)

23. Soil Available Micronutrients (Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu) (Lindsay and Norvell, 1978)

Section 6: Soil Biological Activity

24. Techniques for Analysis of Soil Biological Parameters

25. Enumeration of Soil Microbes by Dilution Plating Technique

26. Dehydrogenase Activity

27. Fluorescein Diacetate (FDA) Hydrolysis

28. Glucosidase assay (Eivazi and Tabatabai, 1988)

29. Phosphatase Activity in Soil

30. Electrophoresis of DNA Molecule

31. Important Terminologies used in Chemical Analysis

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