A. Sunlight
B. Chlorophyll
C. Water & plant nutrients
D. All of the above
Soil Science
The lower leaves turn yellow and in some crops they quickly start drying up as if suffering from shortage of water, stunted growth, leaves & fruits shedding & whole plant becomes yellow, are deficiency symptoms of:_________?
A. Potash
B. Nitrogen
C. Calcium
D. Both a & c
From the sources of plant nutrients availability in soil, which of the following statements are correct:
A. The plant absorbs carbon as carbondioxides directly from the atmosphere.
B. Water is the source of hydrogen
C. Air & water is the source of oxygen & the chief source of soil nitrogen is organic matter & when organic matter decomposes it gives ammonia.
D. All of the above
Ammonium sulfate fertilizer containing 21% N & 24% S, is best in top dressing in:_________?
A. Barley
B. Rice
C. Date palm
D. None of these
Immobile nutrient in soil is:_________?
A. P
B. N
C. Mg
D. None of the above
Irregular rock masses formed in the pre-existing cracks & crevices are:__________?
A. Sills
B. Dikes
C. Lacoliths
D. Batholiths
What happens when an saline-alkaline soil is reached with water:
A. pH decrease, Ec increase
B. pH & Ec both increase
C. pH increase & Ec decrease
D. None of these
Azotobacter fixes atmospheric nitrogen in the soil by:__________?
A. Symbiotically
B. Non-symbiotically
C. Can fix A & B
D. None of these
Maximum fixation of K occurs:__________?
A. 1:1 clay mineral
B. 1:2 clay mineral
C. 2:1 clay mineral
D. 2:2 clay mineral
Conversion of inorganic P to organic P is known as:_________?
A. Mineralization
B. Immobilization
C. Solubilization
D. both A & C