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AGRICULTURE SECTOR — Economics STD 12 Commerce — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 CommerceEconomicsAGRICULTURE SECTOR3 Marks
Question
Why is Soil Testing necessary?
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Answer

At present farming is done professionally and scientifically.
  • To get maximum productivity and profit from crop, planning is essential.
  • Which crop should be grown on which land has to be decided after verifying it scientifically.
  • Now a day soil testing is in vogue.
  • With the help of Soil testing we can find out which elements are missing in soil and which elements are there.
  • On the basis of this reports it is decided which crops to grow on such land.
  • When some crop has to be grown commercially it has to be checked if growing that crop on that land is possible or not.
  • From the above information they also decide upon which fertilizer to use so that becomes useful for farming that crop.
  • The elements missing in Soil can be added and a good quality crop can be grown.
  • This also helps to increase the productivity of the land.
  • By growing a particular crop which elements of land will be absorbed, if it is known then how to regain those elements can be undertaken.
  • It will help to hold to productivity of land for a longer period of time.
  • Without such knowledge if fertilizers and pesticides are used then they will do more harm than being useful.
  • Which type of manure should be used in farm also decided on the basis of soil testing.

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