1. Laboratory name : Laboratoire de Pédologie
Country : Djibouti
Name of the presenter : Nasser Mohamed Nasser
2. Soil analysis in your country
How many routine laboratories exist in your
country?
- Only this Pédology Lab
Are they ‘mobile’ laboratories?
- Actually No exist
Are soil test kits commonly used?
- No used
3. Strength/weakness
What do you think your lab is strong at?
-analysis of the soil salinity (EC 1:5, soluble salt: ca ++, Mg ++, Na
+, K +; CL-; S04 =), PH (1:2,5)
-Texture and carbonates (caco3)
What do you think it could be improved?
-Management analysis: results of the lab processing software
- Maintenance/Repair of the equipment : Spectro-photometer, flame
photometer, Ph etc...
- Analysis of fertility and fertilizers: N P K and elements traces
- Analysis of compost
4. What are your expectations out of this meeting and
GLOSOLAN?
- Meet experts in soil sciences.
- Present our needs in terms of capacity building.
- Discuss new soil analysis methods.
- Networking
- Know the different soil databases in the world.
