Chapter 4 - Soil Health
4.1 Litmus paper for soil pH and liming

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4.2 Cover crops to prevent bare soil and erosion

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4.3 Contour farming on hillsides to prevent erosion

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4.4 Living grass barriers to prevent erosion

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4.5 Cover crop during the transition from dry to wet seasons

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4.6 Vetch in the dry season to prevent erosion

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4.7 Adding organic nutrients to home gardens

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4.8 Covering manure from rain during storage

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4.9 Livestock sheds and collecting urine to add to manure

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4.10 Compost improvement

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4.11 Microdosing of manure

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4.12 Treating seeds with urine

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4.13 Synthetic nitrogen fertilizer raises yields

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4.14 Microdosing of synthetic fertilizers

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4.15 Split application of synthetic fertilizers

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4.16 The number of applications of fertilizer is based on soil type

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4.17 Leaf colour change to diagnose fertilizer needs

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4.18 Legumes produce organize nitrogen fertilier

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4.19 Legumes reduce need to purchase nitrogen fertilizer

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4.20 How to diagnose whether legumes are producing fertilizer

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4.21 Rhizobia bacteria inoculants

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4.22 Crop rotation with a pulse (lentil) reduces fertilizer needs

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4.23 Pigeon pea for degraded soils

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