Soil analysis
Soil Quality Assessment in the Homegardens
Figure 1: Variability of soil pH of homegardens soils collected from four locations
Figure 2: Variability of soil EC of homegardens soils collected from four locations
Figure 3: Variability of percentages of clay of selected homegardens soils collected from four locations
Figure 4: Variability of percentages of organic matter of selected homegardens soils collected from four locations
Table 1: Populations of culturable fungi and bacteria of disturbed soil samples collected from four locations after few days of rain
| fungi (CFU / g soil) | bacteria (CFU / g soil) | |
| Jaffna | 4.42 x102 | 3.5 x104 |
| Matale | 9.6 x 104 | 7.8 x108 |
| Hambantota | 8.73 x103 | 6.8 x106 |
| Ratnapura | 3.6 x 104 | 10 x107 |