Soil organic carbon detection kit based on BARC

1. Balu Janardhan Agre.
MBA Biotechnology, Marketing.
Mobile no 9833559194
9987859194

2. INFINITY SOLUTION LABORATORIES.
PRAGATI HEIGHTS, SECTOR 35, KAMOTHE
GATE NO 223, NEXT TO JOHN DEER COMPANY,
SANASWADI, PUNE 412208

3. KRANTI
SOIL ORGANIC CARBON DETECTION KIT (SOCDK)
Infinity Solution Laboratories.

4. IMPORTANCE OF SOIL ORGAIC CARBON
LOW SOIL ORGANIC
CARBON
Hard crust formation Reduced air pockets
Reduced
drainage
Increase in salts
Compaction
Reduction in
beneficial microbes
Loss of important biochemicals that
determines fertility
Alkalinity
Water
logging
Increase in
pathogens

5. FEATURES
1. User friendly.
2. Quick and reliable (comparative to standard
methods) results.
3. Evaluation of impact of organic carbon
amendments supplemented periodically.
4. Gives idea of amount of organic manure
additions.
5. Highly economical.

6. APPLICATIONS
1. Direct use by the farmer.
2. To take corrective measures.
3. Agriculture universities
4. soil-testing labs.

7. COMPONENTS OF KIT
1. Two solutions bottles named Solution A & Solution B
2. Glass test tubes- - 4 No.
3. Plastic Spatula /Spoon - 2 Nos.
4. Plastic Funnel - 2 Nos.
5. Filter paper - 25 Nos.
6. Soil Strainer - 1 No.
7. Kit container (Box) - 1 No
8. Color Chart -1 No

8. SOIL SAMPLING.
1. soil sample should represents whole field
2. Should be taken before ploughing and irrigation.
3. Clean the area by removing all the debris around the pit.
4. Make V shaped pit (~20-30 cm deep).
5. Collect approximately 200-300 gm soil from the base of the pit
6. Divide this soil sample in to four parts.Take only two parts from
diagonally opposite side by discarding the two.
5. Repeat the above step 3-4 times till getting 50 gm sample.
Avoid: 1. Fertilizer bags for storing soil samples.
2. Soil samples from Field bands (Boundaries), Fertilizer/Compost
pits, Roadsides and Cattle resting sites.

9. TEST PROCEDURE
1. Take one spoon of soil.
2. Add 10 ml of solution A with syringe.
3. Add 10 ml of solution B with syringe.
4. Mix gently and allow it to stand for 10-15 min.
5. Filter through a given filter paper.
6. Compare the colour of the clean filtrate with colour
chart.
7. The organic carbon contents of your soil is the
assigned value of most matching colour on the
standard chart.

12. COLOUR CHART FOR COMPARASION

13. Sr.
No
Sample
days
Result (% of Organic
Carbon in soil)
Action to be Taken Remarks
1 First
day
i) If low (< 0.5 %)
ii) If medium (0.5 –
1.0 %)
iii) If sufficient (>
1.0%)
i) Four tons Nisargruna
Biogas Manure or 7-8 ton
Farm Yard Manure per
hectare field before
ploughing.
ii) Two tons Nisargruna
Biogas Manure or 5 ton
Farm Yard Manure per
hectare field before
ploughing.
iii) Healthy indication for
sowing the crop in the field.
i) Wait for 15
days for
further
sampling.
ii) Wait for 15
days for
further
sampling.
iii) No need of
further
sampling.
2 After
15
days
i) If low & medium
ii) If sufficient
i) Add half of the dose as
per mention in Sr. No. 1.
ii) Healthy indication for
sowing the crop in the
field.
i) Wait for 15
days for further
sampling.
ii) No need of
sampling.
3 After 15
days
If sufficient Healthy indication for
sowing the crop in the field.
No need of
sampling.
RECOMMENDATIONS

14. USER FRIENDLY SOIL ORGANIC CARBON DETECTION KIT
Organic carbon is an indicator element of soil fertility. Positive
correlation between carbon content and crop yield has been observed
all over world within different types of soil. Soil organic carbon
detection kit analyses carbon content of soil in the field and help the
farmer to decide the fertilizer doses quickly.
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