Soil Testing Laboratory was established in the year 2004-05 to cater the needs of farmers of Wardha district of Maharashtra State. Regular training and awareness camps are being conducted in the KVK adopted villages and other villages of Wardha district. Soil health cards has been designed specific to the crops of the districts and are being issued to the farmers from the year 2005 onwards. The laboratory is equipped to analyzing pH,EC,OC N,P,K,Zn,Fe,Cu,Mn,B, S and EC of soil samples On an average 3500 samples are analyzed every year. The equipment available with the soil-testing laboratory are:
Atomic Absorption Spectophotometer
Soil testing mini lab
Flame Photometer
pH meter
Conductivity bridge
Electronic balance
Chemical balance
Water distillation still
Kjeldahl digestion and distillation units
Shaker
Refrigerator
Oven
Hot plate
Grinder