Soil Probatio- Soil Organic Carbon Detection Kit (SOCDK)

Soil organic carbon has a direct impact on soil properties such as soil texture, water-holding capacity, soil fertility, and beneficial microbial populations. Organic and natural farming practices require healthy and rich soil, which depends on soil organic carbon.

TESTING OF SOIL ORGANIC CARBON USING SOCDK
Soil sampling
•    Make V shaped pit (~20-30 cm deep) in the field with clean spade or auger.
•    Collect approximately 200-300 gm soil from the base of the pit.
•    Divide this soil sample in four parts.
•    Take only two parts from diagonally opposite side by discarding the remained two.
•    Repeat the above step 3-4 times till obtaining 50 gm sample.
Sample preparation for analysis
•    Finely grind the soil with the help of pestle and mortar or stones.
•    Sieve with given strainer and air-dry it before use.
Sample analysis using kit
•    Take one spoon fine soil.
•    Add 10 ml of solution A with syringe
•    Add 10 ml of solution B with syringe
•    Mix gently and allow it to stand for 10-15 min
•    Filter through a given filter paper
•    Compare the color of the clean filtrate with the given color chart.
•    The organic carbon content of your soil is the assigned value of most matching color on the standard chart.