About the Book:

The book is designed for the undergraduate and postgraduate students of agriculture and biology and the analysts of the laboratories of the line Departments who need to undertake the analysis of soil, plant and water samples. Basics of analytical chemistry are adequately dealt, primarily because the analysis of soil, plant and water comes under the domain of the subject of analytical chemistry, and a command in the subject stated is certain to add to the mastery on the skill of the task.

            The book has been divided in six Parts of which the first one is for the fundamentals of quantitative analysis.  The second and third ones are on different aspects and preparation of standard solutions of the reagents that find frequent use in a soil plant water analysis laboratory, and spectrophotometry, respectively.  The remaining three Parts are devoted to the analysis of soil, plant and water samples in the sequence as mentioned. Each Part is again divided into Chapters, wherever warranted.

Contents:

Part I: Theoretical Aspects

1.    Introduction

2.    Concentrations of Solutions

3.    Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry

4.    Titrimetric Analysis

5.    Acid Base Titrimetry

6.    Oxidation Reduction Titrimetry

7.    Precipitation Titrimetry

8.    Complexometric Titrimetry

Part II: Standard Solutions

9.    Primary and Secondary Standard Solutions

10. Preparation of Standard Solutions

Part III: Spectrophotometry

11.  Colorimetry and UV-Visible Absorption Spectrophotometry

12.  Flame Photometry

13.  Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry

Part IV: Soil Analysis

14.  Soil Sampling

15.  Soil Physical Properties

16.  Soil Reaction and Acidity

17.  Electrical Conductivity and Soluble Salt Content

18.  Cation Exchange Capacity

19.  Preparation of Soil Extracts

20.  Soluble Chlorides

21.  Soluble Carbonates and Bicarbonates

22.  Total Carbonates

23.  Gypsum

24.  Gypsum Requirement

25.  Lime Requirement

26.  Organic Carbon

27.  Nitrogen

28.  Phosphorus

29.  Potassium

30.  Calcium

31.  Magnesium

32.  Sulfur

33.  Micronutrients

34.  Beneficial Nutrients

35.  Heavy Metals

Part V: Plant Analysis

36.  Plant Analysis - Sample Collection and Preparation

37.  Moisture and Dry Matter Content

38.  Nitrogen

39.  Phosphorus

40.  Potassium

41.  Calcium

42.  Magnesium

43.  Sulfur

44.  Micronutrients

45.  Beneficial Elements

Part VI: Water Analysis

46.  Introduction

47.  Solids in Water

48.  pH

49.  Electrical Conductivity

50.  Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD)

51.  Chlorides

52.  Carbonates and Bicarbonates

53.  Calcium and Magnesium

54.  Nitrogen

55.  Phosphorus

56.  Potassium

57.  Sodium

58.  Sulfur

59.  Boron

60.  Iron

61.  Irrigation Water Quality Appraisal

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