Method for measuring crop growth frequency of soil and method for judging fake production

摘要

Disclosed is a method for testing soil by means of biological methods using microorganisms that inhabit the soil to be tested. In addition, the authenticity of the production region of an agricultural product is determined from the soil adhered thereto. Specifically disclosed is a method for measuring the crop cultivation frequency of soil, which comprises a sample generation step for generating a suspension of soil to be measured as a micro-organism sample; a dropping step for dropping the suspension, which is the generated microorganism sample, into a plurality of nutrient sources in which the consumption rates of at least a portion thereof differ depending on the microorganism species; and an observation step for observing the cumulative consumption rate of each nutrient source by the microorganisms after dropping. In addition, the authenticity of the production region label is assessed by comparing the soil adhered to the agricultural product to soil from the production region on the label.