Soil Science 2 Soil Fertility, Conservation and Management: Cavite State University Don Severino de Las Alas Campus
Soil Science 2 Soil Fertility, Conservation and Management: Cavite State University Don Severino de Las Alas Campus
Soil Science 2 Soil Fertility, Conservation and Management: Cavite State University Don Severino de Las Alas Campus
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Soil Science 2
Soil Fertility, Conservation and Management
Laboratory Exercise 3
Introduction
Objective
After this exercise, you should be able to:
1. Familiarize common plant nutrient deficiency and toxicity
Materials
1. Camera
2. Laptop
Procedure
1. Go to the field and look for some plants having nutrient deficiency
2. Take a picture of the samples and compile it by making a PowerPoint
presentation
3. On your presentation make sure to indicate the deficiency manifested by your
samples
4. Fill out the table with the necessary information
Table 2: Deficient nutrients elements and their symptoms
Phosphorus
Potasium
Calcium
Magnesium
Sulfur
Iron
Manganese
Zinc
Copper
Boron
Molybdenum
Chlorine
References
HARTEMINK, A.E. 2006. Assessing Soil Fertility Decline in the Tropics Using Soil Chemical
Data. Wageningen, The Netherlands. 182 pp.
IUSS Working Group WRB (2006) World Reference Base for Soil Resources, 2nd edition, World
Soil Resources Reports no 103, UN Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, 128pp