Soil Health Card

Like humans, plants also suffer from nutrient deficiencies, to fulfill which they also have to depend on external nutrients. But, the problem arises when we do not understand which nutrient is lacking in them. Let us tell you today, how you can identify it in a plant. Healthy plants are essential for a thriving garden or successful harvest. Lack of nutrients can affect the growth and development of plants, causing growth to stop. At the same time, the leaves also turn yellow and the production of fruits or flowers gets spoiled. 

Healthy plants are essential for a thriving garden or successful harvest. Lack of nutrients can affect the growth and development of plants, causing growth to stop. At the same time, the leaves also turn yellow and the production of fruits or flowers gets spoiled. Today we will provide you with information about which element is deficient in plants and when. Plants need many essential nutrients for their growth and development. These nutrients can be broadly divided into two groups. Macronutrients and micronutrients.

Macronutrients

Plants require macronutrients in abundance and these include nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (CA), magnesium (MG), and sulfur (S). 

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Micronutrients

Micronutrients are required in small amounts and include iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), boron (B), molybdenum (Mo), and chlorine (Cl).

Recognizing the symptoms of nutrient deficiencies

Nutritional deficiency in general: Plants are seen based on the characteristics of their leaves, stems, and growth. Let us tell you that based on some common symptoms, we will give you information on how you will be able to identify the deficiency of which element in a plant.

Deficiency of Nitrogen (N): Yellowing (chlorosis) of older leaves that starts at the tips and spreads inwards, stunting growth. 

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Deficiency of Phosphorus (P): Dark green leaves with red-violet color, older leaves may turn blue-green or brown and curl.

 Deficiency of Potassium (K): Yellowing or browning of edges and tips of leaves, weak stems.

Deficiency of Iron (Fe): Interveinal chlorosis (yellowing between the veins) on new leaves, leaves may turn white or yellow.

Deficiency of Magnesium (Mg): Interveinal chlorosis on older leaves, leaves may turn red-violet or curled.

Deficiency of Calcium (Ca): Young leaves may become distorted tips may die back, and flower tips in fruits may rot. 

Deficiency of Sulfur (S): Yellowing of new leaves, stunted growth, and reduced seed and fruit production.

Micronutrient deficiency: These vary depending on the micronutrient. For example, iron deficiency causes interveinal chlorosis. Also, zinc deficiency causes leaves to become small and distorted. 

If you see these symptoms in any plant, then you can very easily identify which nutrient is lacking in that plant. Once the symptoms are known, you can easily find the treatment accordingly.

Farmers must get the soil of the field tested for best crop yield. Soil Health Cards will have to be made to get the soil tested. The government is running various schemes to benefit the farmers. Farmers can get the best yield of the crop. For this, Soil Health Card Scheme is being run. Under this scheme, farmers get the soil of their fields tested. After getting the investigation done, they do farming on the basis of the report, which costs them much less. Also, the production is quite good.

Laboratories have been created to test the soil of farmers' fields. Where scientists prepare a list of properties and defects present in it after examining the soil. This list contains information and accurate advice related to the soil. Farmers get better crop yield by farming under soil health cards. Also, the balance of the soil remains stable.

How to make a Soil Health Card

To prepare Soil Health Card, farmer brothers, you first have to go to the official website soilhealth.dac.gov.in. After that, login by filling the information sought on the home page. Now select the state when the page opens. If you are applying for the first time, you will have to select the option of registered new user. Farmer brothers fill all the details sought in the application form correctly. After this, click on the submit button. If they face any problem, they can also contact the helpline number 011-24305591 and 011-24305948. At the same time, e-mail can also be made on helpdesk-soil@gov.in.

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Benefits of Soil Health Card Scheme

For your information, let you know that under this scheme, any Indian farmer can easily get the soil of his farm tested. Through this card, farmers can get information about which nutrients are lacking in the soil. Also, how much water to use and which crop to cultivate will give them more profit. After the card is created, the farmer is provided information about productive capacity, moisture level in the soil, soil health, quality as well as ways to improve the weaknesses of the soil.