Rakesh Giri Goswami 1*, Ashish Kumar Singh2 and Thaneshwar Kumar3
1&2 Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
3Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur -492012 (C.G), INDIA
*Email : rakeshgoswami57@gmail.com
Received-09.01.2015, Revised-18.01.2015
Abstracts: Soil physically supports plants, and acts as a reservoir for storing the water and nutrients required for the plants. Good physical condition facilitates oxygen and water infiltration and can improve water storage, increasing fertilizer use efficiency in plants, ultimately, improves productivity of soil. The soil is teeming with millions of living organisms which make it a living and a dynamic system. These organisms not only help in the improvement of soil physical condition but also carry out a number of transformations, facilitating the availability of nutrients to the plants.
Keywords: Soil, Plant growth, Nutrient
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