Pfeiffer chromatography study as an agroecological alternative for soil analysis

Abstract

Soil fertility is vital for the agroecological production and maintenance of natural ecosystems,
and the presence of organic matter, as a component of great importance in several processes,
such as interaction with nutrients, its presence denotes a fertile soil. Fertility of a soil can be
measured through several methodologies and, in the present research, two are presented.
The first is through routine laboratory and the second through flat circular chromatography or
Pfeiffer’s chromatography. Both were carried out at the Soil Laboratory, at the Center for Human,
Social and Agrarian Sciences, Campus III, Federal University of Paraíba, located in the
municipality of Bananeiras, PB. The objective of this work was to demonstrate that it is possible
to use Pfeiffer’s Chromatography as an alternative to conventional soil analysis, being already
used in other countries, such as Mexico, and also being a useful and viable alternative to the
rural producer, Fast, simple and effective.