Measuring Soil Fertility with NPK Tests

Soil fertility can be measured by testing the macronutrients nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. These three nutrients are major parts of soil fertilizer, and their levels help show how well soil can support plant growth.

The experiment uses chemical extraction to pull each nutrient out of the s...

Soil nutrient analyses can be carried out to extract three major soil macronutrients, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, and combine them with color-based reagents to determine their concentration.

Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium are major components of soil fertilizer. Knowing their concentration in soils can inform environmental sc...