Name : MUH.FAHRUL RAHMAN.

MUSAKKAR
Student Number : G021191073
Study Program : Agribusiness
Class : MKU English B

Soil Fertility Analysis for the Cultivation of

Sugarcane and Rice in Thiruvarur Area
Listing Signal Words on the Journal :
1. Microorganisms are numerous like archaea and protozoa.
2. The valuable microorganisms in soils such as cyanobacteria, rhizobacteria, mycorrhiza
perform numerous jobs like promoting plant growth, fixing ‘N’ in the soil, providing
disease resistance and stress tolerance to the plants providing and helping the degradation
of soil particles etc.
3. Soil testing helps in knowing the intrinsic fertility status of the soils. In addition to this,
several aspects apart from poor soil fertility might also be answerable for poor
procurement and therefore, soil fertility assumes as a greater significance.
4. Several vital characteristics of soils are associated with their texture.
5. It is engaged in the working function of enzymes that are accountable for several
anatomical plant processes.
6. According to eminent agricultural scientists and other experts of soil research, minimum
indicators are more than sufficient to check the health of any soil system.
7. Only twelve parameters are considered to be more than adequate to determine the quality
according to the valuable suggestions offered by agricultural scientists, soil chemists and
other experts.
8. Potassium is another vital nutrient absolutely indispensable for plant growth.
9. One of the major aims of HSQI is to sort out the nutrient undersupplied areas from non-
deficient ones.
10. As farmers try to boost their procurement, one of the issues they ought to ask is whether
the supply of fertilizer will raise the yield and whether it will be beneficial.
11. Thiruvarur is one of the important districts of Tamil Nadu, which lies on the bank of
Cauvery River.
12. Good soil is the one, which is suitable for all varieties of plants to grow on it.
13. To resolve this issue one can make use of any soil quality index.
Sequence Signal Words on the Journal :
1. To understand the soil health and to conserve it, it is always better to subject that
particular soil for soil testing at least after every season.
2. Quality Index called after their names as Heber Soil Quality Index (HSQI).
3. Before, the samples were subjected to lab analyses for the above said twelve parameters
(Table 2), the composite soil samples of each area were crushed to powder by using
wooden hammer and sifted to get particles of 2-mm dimension.
Comparison-Contrast Signal Words on the Journal :
1. Haphazard use of fertilizer is not a solution to anyone of the issues as this not only will
increase the value of crop production however additionally consequences in harmful
effects on soil fertility.
2. Productivity of soil is taken into account as a pivotal issue for the accomplishment of
crop procurement instead of soil productiveness.
3. Unlike many water quality indices available, only a very few soil quality indices are in
existence.
4. Soil microorganisms (Flora and Fauna), rather like superior plants depend wholly on the
soil for their nutrition, growth and activity.
5. According to eminent agricultural scientists and other experts of soil research, minimum
indicators are more than sufficient to check the health of any soil system.
6. Though there are more than twenty five parameters available to ascertain the suitability
of a soil for the cultivation of sugarcane and rice.
7. Clay loam and silty soils can retain more water than sandy soils.
Cause-Effects Signal Words on the Journal :
1. Nitrogen insufficiency results in a yellowing of the leaves because of declining
chlorophyll.
2. Soils with high pH (alkaline soils) is not favorable for the growth of sugarcane and rice
because micro nutrients such as Zn, Cu, Mg, B and P are less accessible in soils.
3. Toxicity of chloride in plants more often because soil water contains such a high
concentration of dissolved substances due to the accumulation of chloride in water,
which is unavailable for plant uptake.
4. Bulk density classically amplifies with soil depth because subsurface covers have more
packed and less SOM.
5. Hence, as far as pH is concerned, the sugarcane and rice crop are better grown in acidic
soils in range of 6.0 – 7.0 due to the maximum microbial activity, which in turn make
nitrogen and phosphorus more available.
6. Deficiency of ‘K’ leads to (i) produced stunted and developed poor root systems (ii)
begins with symptoms of interveinal chlorosis (iii) bronzing near the edges of lower
leaves and developed into a firing and moves inward until the entire leaf dies and are
shed, when the short fall continues (iv) reduced the carbohydrate production (v)
premature defoliation (vi) belated development (vii) declined yield (viii) plant death.