Causes of soil health deterioration

Causes of soil health deterioration


1. Imbalanced fertilization
2. Deletion in Soil organic Matter (SOM)
3. Intensive cereal-cereal cropping system
4. Use of land not as per the land suitability classification
5. Multinutrient deficiency
6. Lack of soil testing facilities
7. Soil Test Crop Response Correlation (STCR)approach
8. Improper method of compost preparation
9. Dumping of industrial effluents

Imbalanced fertilization-

Fertilization is important for crop nourishment. Balanced NPK ratio is 4:2:1 but in most cases there is a wide variation especially in the states of Punjab and Haryana

Soil Test Crop Response Correlation (STCR)approach-

There is a STCR based recommendation for major crop  varieties developed in different agro climatic condition but this recommendation in most cases does not reach the farmers.