After reading this article you will learn about the importance of soil aeration in physical and biological properties of soil. Importance of Soil Aeration in Physical Properties of Soil: i. Texture: Soil texture refers to the relative amounts of inorganic particles i.e. sand, silt and clay. Sand grains are large and coarse, clay particles are very fine and smooth, and [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the importance of soil aeration in the growth of plants. 1. Growth of Plants and the Development of Roots: The growth of plants are adversely affected by poor aeration namely: (i) The development of plant roots are restricted or inhibited, (ii) The absorption of water and nutrients is decreased, (iii) The formation [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the importance of potassium in the growth of plants. Next to nitrogen, potassium is the mineral nutrient required in the largest amount by plants. The potassium requirement for optimum plant growth is in the range of 2-5 per cent of the vegetative parts fleshy fruits and tubers of plants (oven dry basis). [...]