Result of experiment 20 Texture of soil

Formula : Percentage of soil component = x 100% Open Area

Texture of soil Stone Sand Clay Total Height (cm) 4.3 1.8 1.1 7.2 Percentage of soil component (%) 59.72 25.00 15.28 100.00

Grassland
Texture of soil Stone Sand Clay Total Height (cm) 1.3 2.6 3.8 7.7 Percentage of soil component (%) 16.88 33.77 49.35 100.00

Secondary Forest
Texture of soil Stone Sand Clay Total Height (cm) 1.9 4.1 1.0 7.0 Percentage of soil component (%) 27.15 58.57 14.28 100.00

Determination of the water content in soil

Formula : Percentage of water content = x 100% Open area
Component Pie dish Pie dish + fresh soil Pie dish + dried soil Soil sample used Water content Percentage of water content (%) Formula A B C X=B - A Y=B - C x 100 Weight (g) 2.80 82.80 74.84 80.00 7.96 9.95

Grassland
Component Pie dish Pie dish + fresh soil Pie dish + dried soil Soil sample used Water content Percentage of water content Formula A B C X=B - A Y=B - C x 100(%) Weight (g) 2.80 82.80 65.33 80.00 17.47 21.84

Secondary Forest
Component Pie dish Pie dish + fresh soil Pie dish + dried soil Soil sample used Water content Percentage of water content Formula A B C X=B - A Y=B - C x 100(%) Weight(g) 2.87 82.87 68.07 80.00 14.80 18.50

Determination of the organic matter in soil

Formula : Percentage of organic matter content = x 100% Open area
Component Crucible + lid Crucible + lid + dried soil Crucible + lid + heated dried soil Soil sample used Organic matter content Percentage of organic matter content (%) Formula A B C X=B - A Y=B - C x 100 Weight (g) 38.50 41.08 40.94 2.58 0.14 5.43

Grassland
Component Crucible + lid Crucible + lid + dried soil Crucible + lid + heated dried soil Soil sample used Organic matter content Percentage of organic matter content (%) Formula A B C X=B - A Y=B - C x 100(%) Weight (g) 42.41 44.34 44.19 1.93 0.15 7.77

Secondary Forest
Component Crucible + lid Crucible + lid + dried soil Crucible + lid + heated dried soil Soil sample used Organic matter content Percentage of organic matter content (%) Formula A B C X=B - A Y=B - C x 100(%) Weight(g) 41.96 44.48 44.32 2.52 0.16 6.35

Determination of air content of soil Formula : Percentage of volume of air in soil sample = = Open area
Component Volume of water in measuring cylinder(volume of soil sample) Volume of water added(volume of air in soil) Percentage of organic matter content (%) Formula A B x 100 Weight ( 350 75 21.43 )

x 100%

x 100%

Grassland
Component Volume of water in measuring cylinder(volume of soil sample) Volume of water added (volume of air in soil) Percentage of organic matter content (%) Formula A B x 100 Weight ( 340 110 32.35 )

Secondary forest
Component Volume of water in measuring cylinder(volume of soil sample) Volume of water added (volume of air in soil) Percentage of organic matter content (%) Formula A B x 100 Weight ( 345 100 28.99 )

Determination of pH of soil
Soil sample Open area Grassland Secondary forest Colour Green Green Yellow pH 7 7 6