Study of Microwave Dielectric Charecteristics of Soil in North East Chattisgarh

Abstract

In the present paper an attempt has been made to study of microwave dielectric characteristics of soil in north east Chhattisgarh. Soil is a heterogeneous mixture of silicate particles, humus, and a variety of insoluble salts and oxides of metals called the solid phase, a liquid phase and a gaseous phase. Organic matter level and structural improvement of soil can be built up, to a varying degree, and maintained by continuous judicious application of manures, even under tropical conditions prevailing in India. It has been found that the dielectric constant of soil is dependent on the soil texture. The dielectric constant of soil is dependent on the porosity and wilting point of soil.