Republika ng Pilipinas

Kagawaran ng Pagsasaka
Kawanihan ng Pamamahala sa Lupa at Tubig
SRDC Building, Elliptical Road Corner Visayas Avenue,
Diliman, Quezon City

SOIL HEALTH CARD

SHC No.

I. PERSONAL IDENTIFIER
Name: Age
Address: Gender:
No. of years in farming:

II. PARCEL IDENTIFIER

Landscape ❏Lowland ❏Upland ❏Hillyland ❏Highland ❏Peatland
Location
Parcel No. Coordinates
Soil Reference Site (SRS) No. SRS Coordinates
Soil Monitoring Site (SMS) No. SMS Coordinates
RSBSA No. FCA No.
Footnote: RSBSA—Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture; FCA—Farmers Cooperative and Association

III. FARM DIAGNOSIS

DATE OF SAMPLING Pre-Planting (mm/dd/yyyy) Postharvest (mm/dd/yyyy)
1st Cropping Season
2nd Cropping Season
3rd Cropping Season
SOIL HEALTH PARAMETERS at 0-30 cm
____ Cropping Season Pre-Planting Postharvest
Soil Moisture Variation on specific site
RF M NF/DP RF M NF/DP
in the Farm
Soil pH
Nitrogen (N), %
Phosphorous (P), mg/kg
Potassium (K), cmol/kg
Organic Carbon (OC %)
Soil Texture (Feel Method)
Soil Color
Soil Microbial Respiration Rate
(CO2-C/kg/ha/day)
Earthworm population density
(average no./m2)
Root length and weight (average/plant)
Biomass (average total weight/m2)
Footnote: RF – Regularly Flooded; M – Moist; NF/DP – Non-flooded/Drought-Prone

SOIL FERTILITY RATING

Parameters Interpretation
Soil pH
Nitrogen (%)
Phosphorous (P), mg/kg
Potassium (K), cmol/kg
Certified by:

Printed Name and Signature Printed Name and Signature Printed Name and Signature
Agriculturist Chemist Chief Agriculturist
 SOIL TEST-BASED FERTILIZER RECOMMENDATION (bag/ha) at 50kg
Inorganic Fertilizer
Muriate of Other Inorganic Fertilizer
Organic Urea Complete
CROP *Biofertilizer Potash
Fertilizer
46-0-0 14-14-14 0-0-60
Hybrid /Inbred Rice (WS)
Hybrid /Inbred Rice (DS)
Corn (WS)
Corn (DS)
Vegetables

Footnote: WS—Wet Season, DS—Dry Season

*Follow manufacturer’s recommendation

IV. LONG TERM RECOMMENDATION

CHANGE IN CROPS/CROPPING PATTERN

NUTRIENT RECOMMENDATION (kg/ha)

OBSERVE UNIFORM INCORPORATION OF RICE STRAWS IN THE FIELD

V. BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS INTERPRETATION

SOIL MICROBIAL RESPIRATION
Soil respiration Class Soil condition
0 No soil activity Soil has no biological activity and is virtually sterile.
< 9.5 Very low soil activity Soil is very depleted of available organic matter and has little biological activity.
9.5 – 16 Moderately low soil activity Soil is somewhat depleted of available organic matter and biological activity is low.
16 – 32 Medium soil activity Soil is approaching or declining from an ideal state of biological activity.
32 – 64 Ideal soil activity Soil is in an ideal state of biological activity and has adequate organic matter and
active populations of microorganism.
> 64 Unusually high soil activity Soil has a very high level of microbial activity and has high levels of available organic
matter, possibly from the addition of large quantities of fresh organic matter or manure.
ROOT LENGTH AND MASS
Indicator Poor Medium Good
Plant Roots (Average/Plant) Poor growth/structure, brown or Some fine roots, mostly healthy Vigorous and health root system,
mushy roots good color
Root mass (Average/Plant) Very few roots, mostly horizontal More roots, some vertical, some Many vertical and horizontal roots,
horizontal deep roots
EARTHWORM POPULATION DENSITY
Earthworms (average no./m2) 0-1 worms. No casts or holes. 2-10 worms. Few casts and holes. More than 10 earthworms. Lots of
casts and holes.

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