Do you ever  dig down deep into any soil? If you did so, you may have followed different colors and layers in there. These layers are called horizons in soil science. The idea of Horizon and Soil Horizons are slightly different. Horizon is a distinct layer of soil, approximately parallel …

The term ‘soil solution‘ refers to the liquid phase of soil which consists of dissolved substances both organic and inorganic, in ionic or in molecular form. It is the focal point of soil chemistry. Its importance in soil development, nutrient availability and plant growth can broadly be divided into two …

 The formation of soil is a complex process along with a lot of factors and processing ways. In takes a long period of time to develop even an inch of soil. In this article, the basic processes of soil formation is discussed briefly. Related article– Soil Forming Factors Pedogenesis Pedogenesis …

In the soil, there are different kinds of constitunets. These properties are divided into two major types- solid and solution. This composition of soil solids and soil solution is discussed in this article.   Chemical Composition of Soil Solids Soil Solid consists of soil mineral matter and soil organic matter. The …

Soil- a very common word to all of us living in this universe. You must have seen, even touched soil. But do you ever thought about what component/s are jot down to make such a major element of our environment? Soil is basically a mixture of few basic components- inorganic …

Do you have ever seen any plant or animal decaying/decomposing at the soil surface? Have a look at the picture below: In the picture, leaves from plants are falling down and decomposed at the soil. These leaves are called organic matter. Organic matter includes any plant or animal material that …

With the upward and advancement of human civilization,  people gradually discovered co-relations and importance of various materials of environment.  To have much more control, flexibility and also from the inborn curiosity, scientists work/ed years after years to find out the relationship among the materials  of environment.  In such a way, …

Do you have ever heard the term ‘POMATO’ ? Pomato is the result of the hybridization of potato and tomato. From a somatic cell developed by the fusion of protoplasts from potato and tomato, is cultured to get a new harvest- pomato. In this harvest, the characteristics both from potato …

Introduction Rubber is a polyterpene consisting of a long chain of thousands of isoprene units. Isoprene is a five carbon compound and a basic unit of rubber. The isoprenes are joined together end to end to form a giant molecule called polymer. The word rubber was first used by Priestly …

 Oil Oils are liquid at room temperature (18-24 C) and usually contain oleic acid. On the other hand, fats are solid at room temperature and contain stearic or palmitic acid.   Definition Oils and fats are water insoluble substances called lipid, consisting of a mixture of triglycerides and containing also …