Soil Fertility
Akopọ
A fertile soil is one that can supply a crop with the nutrients it needs, in the right amounts, throughout the growing season. Fertility is not the same as the amount of soil there is: a deep soil can still be hungry, and a thin soil can be made productive with care. The skill of the farmer lies in reading the signs of what a soil lacks and putting it right, whether by recycling nutrients naturally or by adding the right fertiliser.
In this lesson you will learn the major plant nutrients and how to recognise their deficiency in a crop, follow nitrogen as it cycles between the air, the soil and living things, and weigh the value of legumes, organic manures and inorganic fertilisers. You will also see how testing and adjusting soil pH, by liming or by choosing fertilisers with care, keeps a soil in good heart.
Awọn Afojusun
- (a) explain the importance of the following major nutrients to soil fertility and describe the signs and effects of their deficiency in plants: major nutrients - compounds of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and sulfur.
- (b) carry out practical soil sampling and tests for soil pH.
- (c) describe the nitrogen cycle and its importance to soil fertility.
- (d) explain the importance of legumes and the use of organic fertilisers (manure and compost) in maintaining good soil structure and fertility.
- (e) describe the use of inorganic fertilisers (limited to one example each of a fertiliser containing predominantly phosphorus and predominantly potassium and one example of a compound fertiliser) in maintaining soil fertility.
- (f) explain how fertilising practices and liming can affect soil pH.
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Oriire fun ipari ẹkọ lori Soil Fertility. Ni bayi ti o ti ṣawari naa awọn imọran bọtini ati awọn imọran, o to akoko lati fi imọ rẹ si idanwo. Ẹka yii nfunni ni ọpọlọpọ awọn adaṣe awọn ibeere ti a ṣe lati fun oye rẹ lokun ati ṣe iranlọwọ fun ọ lati ṣe iwọn oye ohun elo naa.
Iwọ yoo pade adalu awọn iru ibeere, pẹlu awọn ibeere olumulo pupọ, awọn ibeere idahun kukuru, ati awọn ibeere iwe kikọ. Gbogbo ibeere kọọkan ni a ṣe pẹlu iṣaro lati ṣe ayẹwo awọn ẹya oriṣiriṣi ti imọ rẹ ati awọn ogbon ironu pataki.
Lo ise abala yii gege bi anfaani lati mu oye re lori koko-ọrọ naa lagbara ati lati ṣe idanimọ eyikeyi agbegbe ti o le nilo afikun ikẹkọ. Maṣe jẹ ki awọn italaya eyikeyi ti o ba pade da ọ lójú; dipo, wo wọn gẹgẹ bi awọn anfaani fun idagbasoke ati ilọsiwaju.
- Which nutrient is most needed for healthy leaf and stem growth? A. Phosphorus B. Potassium C. Nitrogen D. Calcium Answer: C
- A plant with purple leaves and small roots is most likely deficient in: A. Nitrogen B. Phosphorus C. Potassium D. Magnesium Answer: B
- In the nitrogen cycle, the conversion of nitrates back into nitrogen gas is called: A. Nitrogen fixation B. Nitrification C. Denitrification D. Decay Answer: C
- Which fertiliser mainly supplies potassium? A. Single superphosphate B. Muriate of potash C. Ammonium nitrate D. Lime Answer: B
- Adding lime to a soil that has become too acid will: A. Lower the soil pH further B. Raise the soil pH towards neutral C. Remove all the nitrogen D. Have no effect on pH Answer: B
O wa lori ohun elo Green Bridge
Gba ohun elo Green Bridge CBT sori foonu tabi kọmputa rẹ lati ri awọn akọsilẹ ẹkọ ni kikun, awọn ibeere adaṣe, ati diẹ sii.
O wa lori ohun elo Green Bridge
Gba ohun elo Green Bridge CBT sori foonu tabi kọmputa rẹ lati ri awọn akọsilẹ ẹkọ ni kikun, awọn ibeere adaṣe, ati diẹ sii.
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