This directorate not only serves agriculture-linked government departments, NGOs, Students, and Farmers but also provides research-based suggestions to solve their problems. Directorate of Soil & Plant Nutrition, in Agricultural Research Institute, Tarnab Peshawar holds a special position due to its highly valuable research services & activities. Dr. Farida Anjum, Director, Soil & Plant Nutrition is administrating all the soil & water testing laboratories across the province (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) including Tarnab, Charsadda, and Mardan, and also soil & water testing laboratories in farm services centers (Naguman, Charsadda, and Mardan) and working hard to make these labs more valuable. Two main laboratories i.e Pesticide Chemistry and Soil Chemistry are working efficiently to serve throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the field of pesticide and fertilizer adulteration for the farming community on regular basis. One important section of the Directorate is Meteorology, which has been recording climatic data for the last decades on daily basis; the data includes day and night temperature, length, humidity and rainfall, etc. The Biochemistry section of the directorate is also working on quality checks of different crops, fruits, and vegetables. The Soil Microbiology laboratory is carrying out intensive research for the provision of inoculums of different crops (leguminous) to the farmers. In addition to these activities, currently, the Directorate also aims to provide services through an ADP-approved project entitled “Surveillance on Pesticide and Fertilizer Adulteration in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa”.
