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1. Program: M.Sc. (Ag.) Soil Science & Agricultural
Chemistry 2nd Semester, 1st Year
SOILS-502: SOILFERTILITYAND FERTILIZER USE
Unit No. 1
Soil fertility and soil productivity
Lecture No. 1
Dr. Luxmi Kant Tripathi
Assistant Professor, SoAg
2. Outlines
• Introduction
• Soil Fertility
Factors affecting soil fertility
• Soil Productivity
Factors affecting soil Productivity
• Difference between Soil fertility and Productivity
• History of development of Soil Fertility
• Learning Outcomes
• Student Effective Learning Outcome (SELO)
• References
3. <Reference No.: 1>
• Soil fertility is the ability of the soil to supply essential plant nutrients
during growth period of the plants, without toxic concentration of any
nutrients i.e. “the capacity of soil to supply nutrient in available form
to crop”.
• It is defined as the inherent capacity of a soil to supply available
nutrients to plants in an adequate amount and in suitable proportions to
maintain growth and development. It is measure of nutrient status of
soil which decides growth and yield of corp.
<SELO: 8>
Soil Fertility:-
4. <SELO: 8> <Reference No.: 1>
Factors affecting soil fertility:-
I. Natural factors or Pedogenic factors
a. Parent material.
b. Climate and vegetation
c. Topography and age of soil
II. Edaphic factors or Soil management factors
1. Physical conditions of soil
a. Texture of soil:
b. Structure of soil:
c. Soil water
d. Soil aeration:
2. Root growth and extension
3. Organic matter content of the soil
4. Cropping system:
5. Soil erosion
5. • Soil productivity means the crop producing capacity of a soil which is
measured in terms of yield (bio-mass). Productivity is a very broad term
and fertility is only one of the factors that determine the crop yields.
Soil, climate, pests, disease, genetic potential of crop and man's
management are the main factors governing land productivity, as
measured by the yield of crop. To be productive, soil must contain all
the 13 essential nutrients required by the plants.
• The total quantity of nutrients is not only being sufficient but they
should also be present in an easily “available” form and in “balanced”
proportions. Over and above fertility, there are other factors deciding
productivity.
“All the productive soils are fertile but not all fertile soils are productive”
<SELO: 8> <Reference No.: 1>
Soil productivity:-
6. • The factors affecting soil productivity include all those which affect the
physical, chemical and biological conditions of the soil environment in
which plants grow. They include all the practices that affect fertility, the
water and air relationships and the activity of the biological agents such
as insects, pests, diseases and microorganisms.
1. Internal factors: may be called as genetic or hereditary factors
which cannot be manipulated such as soil type, texture etc.
2. External factors: may be regulated to certain extent, They include
e.g. Climatic factors, Edaphic or Soil factors, Biotic factors,
animals: earth worms, small and
factors anthropogenic factors etc.
large animals, Physiographic
<SELO: 8> <Reference No.: 1>
Factors affecting soil productivity:-
7. Soil Fertility Soil Productivity:
1. It is considered as an index of
available nutrient to plants.
2. One of the factors for crop
production; the others are water
supply etc.
3. Can be analysed in lab.
4. It is the potential status of the
soil to produce crops.
5. 5. Depends upon physical
chemical and biological factors
of soil.
1. It is a broader term used to
indicate crop yields.
2.Itis theinteraction of all the
factors.
3. Can be assessed in the field under
particular climate conditions.
4.Resultant of various factors
influencing soil management.
Depends upon location, fertility,
physical conditions etc.
8. 6.Soil fertility is the function of
available nutrients of soil fertility = f
(Nutrient status of Soil).
7. It is an inherent properly of soil.
8. The fertility of a certain soil is same
in all the climates.
9. All fertile soils are not productive.
6.Soil productivity is the function
of soil fertility, management and
climate.
Soil Productivity = f (Soil fertility +
Management + Climate)
7.It is not an inherent property of
soil.
8.Soil productivity differs according
to the variations in climate and
location.
9. All productive soils are certainly
fertile
9. Some Terminology Related to Plant Nutrients:
Plant Nutrition:
Plant nutrition is defined as the supply and absorption of chemical
compounds required for plant growth and metabolism. It is the process of
absorption and utilization of essential elements for plant growth and
reproduction.
Nutrients:
Nutrients may be defined as the chemical compounds required
by an organism.
Deficient:
When an essential elements is at a low concentration that severely
limits yield and produces more or less distinct deficiency symptoms.
Extreme deficiencies will lead to death of the plant.
10. Insufficient:
• Nutrient contents associated with only growth reductions and not
accompanied by appearance of deficiency symptoms are termed
insufficient.
Sufficient:
• Range of nutrient content in plant associated with optimum crop
yields is called sufficient.
Toxic:
• When the concentration of a nutrient element rises too high to cause
significant growth reductions, it is termed toxic. Severe toxicity will
result in death of plants.
<SELO: 8> <Reference No.: 1>
11. <SELO: 8> <Reference No.: 1 & 2>
Excessive:
• When the concentration of an essential plant nutrient is sufficiently
high to result in a corresponding shortage of another nutrient.
Bioavailable nutrient:
• The nutrient available to the biological organism is termed as
bioavailable nutrient.
Beneficial Elements:
• Beneficial elements are the mineral elements which stimulate plant
growth, but are not essential or which are essential only for certain
plant species or under specific condition.
12. Functional Nutrient:
• This term introduced by Nicholas (1961) is defined as an element that
plays a role in plant metabolism, whether or not that role is specific or
indispensable.
Trace Element:
• Trace element is an element found in low concentrations, perhaps less
than one ppm or still less in soil, plant and water etc.
13. History of Development of Soil Fertility: -
The concept of soil fertility and its management to improve crop yields is
not new perhaps it is as old as the development of agriculture by man. In
ancient time also, they had knowledge of applying manures such as farm
yard manure, green manure, night soil, bone, wood ashes, etc., to soil for the
purpose of increasing crop yields.
• Xenophan (430-355 B.C), a Greek historian first recorded the merits of
green manure crops. He wrote “But then whatever weeds are upon the
ground, being turned into the earth, enrich the soil as much as dung
“meaning incorporating weeds in to soils is as good as applying dung.
• Cato (234-149 B.C) wrote a practical hand book and recommended
intensive cultivation, crop rotations, and the use of legumes for livestock
farming. He was first to classify “Land” based on specific crops.
14. Columella (A.D. 45)
• emphasized the usefulness of turnips for soil improvements. He also
advocated land drainage and the use of ashes, marl (lime deposits),
clover and alfalfa to make the soil more productive.
Jethro Tull (1731) and Francis Home (1757)
• claimed that Nitre (Nitrate Salts), water, air, earth, Epsom salt (MgSO4),
Saltpetre (Sodium & Potassium Nitrate), Vitriolated tarter (Potassium
sulfate) and Olive oil increased plant growth.
• Almost all of the present knowledge about the mineral nutrition has
been acquired relatively recently during the last 135 years or so. These
developments happened in a slow and gradual manner.
15. Justus Von Liebig (1840),
a German chemist, reported that growing plants obtain elements Ca, K, S
and P from the soil, whereas carbon from CO2 in the air and not from the
soil. He also suggested that plants obtain H & O from air as well as from
water and N from ammonia. He also established certain basic principles
of sound soil management;
• cropped soil is restored to fertility only by adding to it all minerals & N
removed by the plants.
• He established the theory of “Law of Minimum” in relation to plant
nutrition. The law states that the productivity of a crop is decided by most
limiting factor. He is regarded as the “Father of Agricultural
Chemistry”
16. Francis Bacon (1591- 1624)
suggested that the principle nourishment of plants was water and
the main purpose of the soil was to keep plants erect and to protect
from heat and cold.
Jan Baptiste Van Helmant (1577 – 1644)
was reported that water was sole nutrient of plants.
Rober Boyle (1627 – 1691)
an England scientist confirmed the findings of Van Helmant and
proved that plant synthesis salts, spirits and oil etc. from H2O.
17. Anthur young (1741 – 1820)
• an English agriculturist conducted pot experiment using Barley
as a test crop under sand culture condition. He added charcoal,
train oil, poultry dung, spirits of wine, oster shells and
numerous other materials and he conduced that some of the
materials were produced higher plant growth.
• Priestly (1800)
established the essentiality of O2 for the plant growth.
• J.B. Boussingault (1802-1882)
French chemist conducted field experiment and maintained
balance sheet. He was first scientist to conduct field experiment.
He is considered as father of field experiments.
18. <SELO: 8> <Reference No.: 1>
at Rothemsted
J.B. Lawes and J. H. Gilbert (1843)
• established permanent manurial experiment
Agricultural experiment station at England.
19. Year Author Issues
1600 Van Helmont What can be used as food for plant growth
1772 Priestley Plants release oxygen from leaves into the atmosphere
1804 De Saussure Apart from CO2,also water takes part in photosynthesis
1806 Thaer First agricultural academy in Moglin (Germany)
After 1800 Thaer The humus theory for plant nutrition
1834 Boussingault The role of nitrogen in plant nutrition
1841 Liebig Theory of mineral plant nutrition
1842 Sprengel, Liebig Theory of minimumin agricultural chemistry;Liebig'sLawof
the Minimum
1842 Lawes Patent: a way to obtain single superphosphate
1848 Lawes First superphosphate factory in Liverpool
1886 Hellriegel and
Wilfarth
Discovery of thephenomenon of nitrogen fixationby
rhizobia
1911 Haber and Bosch Synthesis of ammonia
1970 Borlaug Green Revolution,technological capacityto feed theworld
1994 Robert Precision Agriculture
After 2000 Scientists Innovative fertilizers
20. Learning Outcomes
there
• The student will be able to understand about essential nutrients
role in agriculture with respect to soil and crop production.
21. Student Effective Learning Outcome (SELO)
8. Ability to understand subject related concepts clearly along with
contemporary issues.
9. Application of concepts of topic & it’s technological application.