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Soil pH also affects the activity of soil microorganisms. The availability of phosphorus, iron, copper, zinc and manganese is reduced in slightly to moderately alkaline soil (pH 7 to 8). In strongly acidic soils (pH 5.5 to 4), important nutrients such as phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium are in short supply. Most plants prefer a slightly acidic to neutral soil, with a pH of 6 to 7, because that is the range in which all nutrients are readily available. Before a nutrient can be used by a plant, it must be dissolved in the soil solution. Soil pH affects whether minerals and nutrients will be available to benefit plants. From pH 7 to 0 the soil is increasingly acidic, while from 7 to 14 it is increasingly alkaline. The pH scale goes from 0 to 14, with 7 representing neutral. Soil pH is a measure of the acidity or alkalinity of the water held in its pores. It is possible to grow a beautiful ornamental garden in any soil type, as long as the plants are adapted to the particular soil conditions. Loams, the ideal soils celebrated in so much gardening literature, share the attributes of both - good aeration, drainage, and moisture and nutrient retention. Clays, sandy clays and silty clays are more than 40 percent clay and exhibit the characteristics of clay. Sands and loamy sands, for example, are more than 70 percent sand and share the characteristics of sand. They’re often grouped into one of 12 textural classes based on the relative proportions of these particles. Soils are rarely pure sand, silt or clay but rather a mixture of all three. Clay soils have a tremendous capacity to hold water and nutrients, and soils rich in clay tend to suffer from poor air circulation and slow drainage. When moist, they cling together and feel sticky. Silt creates smaller pores in the soil and results in better water retention. While sand can be seen by the naked eye, silt particles are microscopic and feel velvety and smooth. Sandy soils drain quickly and do not hold water and nutrients well. Sand grains are the largest particles and create large pores. Pore space determines the amount of air and oxygen in soil, the drainage rate and soil’s capacity to hold nutrients. Sand, silt and clay - the major mineral particles - are responsible for the size and number of soil pore spaces. There is also special emphasis on the costumes, hairstyles, weapons and tattoos which will define the look and feel for the show.How coarse or fine soil feels depends on the size of the mineral particles. It will showcase the different worlds which are key to the narrative. The show has brought alive characters from History of ancient India and Greece. One became the greatest conqueror of the world and the other became the greatest Defender of India. Even though both were born on the same day they got very different upbringing. The story traces the time from the day Porus was born in Paurava Rajya to Bamani and Anusuya and Alexander was born to Philip and Olympias in Macedonia. Though he lost the war which was fought on the banks of river Jhelum but he defeated Alexanders army in spirit and that saw the return of Alexander back to Greece. King Porus was the mighty force that resisted the attack of Alexander. It was also the time when the first attack on Indian Soil took place and the attacker was none other than Alexander the Great. Where on the streets in the markets Gold, Silver, Emeralds and precious stones were bartered in the open. The Story is set in 350 BC when India was called Sone Ki Chidiya due to its riches.