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Soil Biology

    A small note on the first workshop conducted by Young Farmers Forum, an association for farmers situated in Coimbatore. We had splendid learning experience for the session.

The Initiation by young farmers Forum and Kumaraguru Institute of agriculture was kicked started with an interactive session on Soil Biology. There were 3 experts, the founder of Panmayam (an organic Farm) a professor from Kumaraguru Institute of agriculture and a soil biology researcher.


     They covered Soil Biology from the basics to how soil must be treated for more yield from the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the types of soil in Southern India. Around 30 people were present with the largely varied understanding of the subject, everyone who came was maintaining a farm and had a lot of experiences to share with us.


     The biggest problem suppressing the stable state of soil is the quick eradication of topsoil. The use of heavy machines to till can account for this loss on the farm. Secondly, the difference in inorganic and organic fertilisers affect the soil to on an environmental and yield wise level. 

 As an outcome of research in the lab and experience on the farm, everyone felt that farmers must be educated on the use of a microscope for quick and in-depth monitoring of the farm and also get access to labs for getting soil tests periodically.


     The fertilisers need to culture the soil according to the plant whether it is a fruit or a vegetable. The amount of Carbon ,Nitrogen ,Oxygen ,bacteria and fungi must be maintained to ensure your farming in the right way. An easy indication of the soil health would be to observe the biological life thriving in it. The number of worms beneath the soil will be a marker of the air and nutrients in the soil. Similar to the above discussion, the first hour was packed with information while the second half of the session was an open discussion where people grouped up with others to share their experiences. 


     During this time, I understood that an organically grown vegetable or fruit has twice the amount of nutrients than a conventionally grown one. A soil biologist Dr.Eling and her course was recommended for deeper understanding of the subject.





Attempting a write up from experience after a long time! Hope you enjoyed the write -up.

- Bharathi Senthilkumar







Comments

  1. A nice narration of the workshop you had attended, which reads
    very academic and can be made more interesting with some kind of humour, etc.
    Thank you Bharathi for sharing with me this blog.

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  2. Thank you very much sister for sharing me a very informative blog about soil... It was truly good..... It made me inspire.....

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  3. Good to know about your experience and soil biology outline.

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