Upload NowAfter reading this article you will learn about the cation and anion exchange in soils. Cation Exchange in Soils: Cations surrounding the soil colloidal complex i.e. clay and humic micelle are called exchangeable cations because they can be reversibly replaced equivalently by other cations. For example when ammonium chloride is applied to the soil, then […]
Cation and Anion Exchange in Soils
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Addition and Loss of Nitrogen from Soil
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Nitrogen is added to the soil and lost from it when it undergoes a number of transformations. A small portion of nitrogen gas is directly assimilated by symbiotic and non- symbiotic nitrogen fixing bacteria and also by blue-green algae, to synthesize their cell protoplasm. Proteins present in organic matter as well as in the bodies […]