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Agriculture · Q331

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 331

Q331

In which soil zinc availability to crop is higher

A.
Acidic soil
Answer
B.
Alkaline soil
C.
Waterlogged soil
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
In Acidic soils, zinc availability to crops is higher. The amount of zinc present in the soil depends on the parent materials of the soil. Highly leached soils have generally low plant available zinc. And it is mostly seen, that the soils originating from igneous rocks are also higher in zinc.