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Agriculture · Q240

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 240

Q240

Aspergillus niger is used to test the status of which element in the soil

A.
N
B.
P
C.
K
Answer
D.
Fe

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Aspergillus niger is used to test the status of potassium elements in the soil. It is used as a test organism for determining Mg, Cu, Zn, Mo, etc in soil.
Aspergillus niger is a haploid filamentous fungus that is used for waste management and biotransformation in addition to its industrial uses, such as the production of citric acid and extracellular enzymes.