Soil Fertility Testing

Soil fertility testing is a type of test conducted within the agriculture field usually to understand current nutrients available to plants from soil in order to determine the best fertilisers and care. Common type of soil fertility testing includes soil testing, plant nutrition testing, PH level testing, acidity testing, trace mineral testing, minor nutrient testing, major nutrient testing, temperature testing, moisture testing, and solar light/radiation cycle testing, secondary nutrient testing, soil contamination testing (including barium, arsenic, copper, cadmium, lead, mercury and zinc). Soil fertility testing is widely practiced in the field of gardening, horticulture, agriculture, farming, engineering, ecology and geochemical.