Soil Health Monitoring: Farmers face reduced crop yield due to poor soil quality. How can students develop a simple soil testing kit to check soil nutrients at home or in the field?

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Challenge:

Create a low-cost kit to estimate pH, nitrogen/phosphorus/potassium using chemical indicators or smartphone color reading.

Objective:

Create a low-cost kit to estimate pH, nitrogen/phosphorus/potassium using chemical indicators or smartphone color reading.

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