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Agriculture · Q898

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 898

Q898

AS is better than urea on S-deficient soils, because it has

A.
Sulphur
B.
Ammonium
C.
Sulphuric acid
Answer
D.
Water

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
AS is better than Urea on S-deficient soils, because it has Sulphuric acid.
Urea is a source of nitrogen, an essential nutrient crucial for crop growth and development. It is a widely used nitrogenous fertilizer because of its high N content is 46%.
AS is Ammonium Sulphate is a quick-acting acidic nitrogenous fertilizer. It is used for alkaline soils. It contains 21% nitrogen and 24% Sulphur.
AS is better than Urea on Sulphur deficient soils it produces sulphuric acid and releases a good amount of Sulphur into the soil.