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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 777

Q777

Basic Slag & Pelophos are come under

A.
Citrate soluble
Answer
B.
Citrate insoluble
C.
Water soluble
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Basic slag and Pelophos come under Citrate soluble.
Basic slag is a slag low in silica and high in base-forming oxides that are used in the basic process of steelmaking and that is subsequently useful as a fertilizer.
The alkaline Phosphorus fertilizer manufactured from rock phosphate and foundry slag contained 17 - 18% P2O5 and Mg and various micro-nutrients and were more effective on grassland than superphosphate.