Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

GAIN IN KNOWLEDGE AFTER WATCHING VIDEO FILM OF SOILSAMPLING

Gurshaminder Singh, Udit Sharma and Deepshikha Angurana

Abstract

Soil is one of the element required for farming as it provides nutrients to the plant. Healthy soil contain allthe elements for growth and development of crop. Therefore, Soil sampling is one of the most importantaspect in the determination of the properties of the soil. or the soil deprived from one or more nutrienteither reduce the production or degraded quality of crops. Therefore, proportion and quantity of macroand micro nutrients altogether refer to the soil health. As far as agriculture production is concerned, soilhealth plays vital role in ensuring sustainable production with optimizing the utilization of fertilizer andreducing its waste. Soil sampling involves the analysis of a soil sample (from the area which is landscaped)to determine the nutrient content and composition of the soil. It allows the farmer to determine accuratelywhich crop would yield the best growth in that particular soil. The survey of 100 respondents was takenand are selected randomly from all the three villages for the research and questionnaire was framed havingthe questions regarding the soil sampling and data was collected through the interview schedule orinteraction of the respondents. Purposive as well as the random sampling procedure were followed inproviding the knowledge regarding the soil sampling. Then the data have been tabulated and analyzedwith the objective to assess the knowledge gain by the shows that there is 49.6% more gain in the knowledgeof the farmers regarding the soil sampling which leads a way in retaining the fertility of the soil. Hence, Soilsampling is considered as beneficial for sustaining soil health, lowering the input cost and improving thefarm production. As there is an increase in awareness in the farmers regarding the soil sampling by showingthem the awareness video; then animated videos and advertisement can play a major role in influencingthe farmers regarding the need of soil sampling.