@incollection{icrisat11939, editor = {S Dixit and P K Mishra and M Muthukumar and K M Reddy and A K Padhee and A Mishra}, booktitle = {Mapping the Nutrient Status of Odisha?s Soils}, title = {Soil Sampling and Analysis}, publisher = {ICRISAT}, address = {Hyderabad, India}, year = {2020}, author = {G Chander and P Choudhari}, pages = {1--19}, number = {2}, keywords = {Soil Sampling, Soil Analysis, Soil Fertility}, url = {http://oar.icrisat.org/11939/}, abstract = {Soil sampling is one of the most important prerequisites to implement site-specific nutrient management. It is also the weakest link in the whole chain of soil test-based nutrient management. A small quantity of soil (about 500 g) collected should truly represent the millions of tons of soil in a field. Hence, utmost care should be taken during collection to secure accurate results} }