Certificate Course in Soil Testing
Self-Paced
Fee: ₹3,999
The objective of the soil-testing program is to give farmers a service leading to better and more economical use of fertilizers and better soil management practices for increasing agricultural production.
Objectives
What Will You Learn
Skills you will gain
Curriculum
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Paper 1 - Basic information on soil
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Chapter 1 - Brief History of Soil
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Chapter 2 - Major Soil Types of India
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Chapter 3 - Soils Classified as Per the Problem of Salt Content
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Chapter 4 - Soil Composition
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Chapter 5 - Plant Nutrients and their functions
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Chapter 6 - Deficiency of an Element
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Chapter 7 - Deficiency Symptoms of Nutrients in Plants
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Chapter 8 - Historical Background and Fertility Status of Indian Soils
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Chapter 9 - Soil Fertility Evaluation Techniques
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Paper 2 - Study of Instruments
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Chapter 1 - Digital Balance and digital oven with temperature control
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Chapter 2 - pH Meter and Shaker
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Chapter 3 - Electrical Conductivity Meter
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Chapter 4 - Flame Photometer
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Chapter 5 - Spectrometer
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Chapter 6 - Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
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Chapter 7 - Soil Testing Procedures and Laboratory Safety Measures
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Chapter 8 - Laboratory Quality Assurance or Control
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Chapter 9 - Quality Control of Analytical Procedures
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Paper 3 - Importance of Soil Testing and Analysis
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Chapter 1 - Soil Health Management
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Chapter 2 - Soil Health Card
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Chapter 3 - Soil as a Natural Body and Component of Soil
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Chapter 4 - Selection of Field, Method of Soil Sample Collection
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Chapter 5 - Guidelines for Sampling Depth
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Chapter 6 - Precautions of Sail Sampling
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Paper 4 - Digital Soil Testing Mini Lab
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Chapter 1 - Significance of the Digital Soil testing mini lab
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Chapter 2 - Reagent Pack
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Chapter 3 - Measurement Procedure
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Chapter 4 - Basis of Fertilizer Recommendation
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Chapter 5 - Mobile soil Testing Laboratory
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Paper 5 - Soil Analysis & Testing Methods
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Chapter 1 - Determination of pH and EC from the Soil sample
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Chapter 2 - Organic Carbon
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Chapter 3 - Available and Total Nitrogen in the Soil
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Chapter 4 - Available and Total Phosphorus in Soil
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Chapter 5 - Available and Total Potassium in Soil
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Chapter 6 - Sulphur Content in Soil and Plant
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Chapter 7 - Micronutrients in Soil and Plant Samples
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Chapter 8 - Boron in Soils and Plants Samples
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Instructor
Dr. Shriman Kumar Patel
Assistant ProfessorAbout the Authors Shriman Kumar Patel obtained his B.Sc. (Ag) Degree from CSJMU Kanpur and M.Sc. (Ag.) in Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology Modipuram, Meerut, and Ph.D. in Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry from Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar. He has more than 3 years research (Ph.D.) experience in the field of herbicide microbial interaction and currently working as Assistant Professor (Depertment of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry) in the Faculty of Agriculture, Rabindranath Tagore University, Reisen, Bhopal, M.P.
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