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Agriculture · Q295

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 295

Q295

Legumes fails to develop nodule if pH is less than

A.
4.5
B.
5
Answer
C.
6
D.
7

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Legumes are the plants that form roots nodules in association with the rhizobium bacteria. The free-living soil bacteria grows near the roots of the legumes and is unable to fix nitrogen in a free condition.
The formation of nodules is more sensitive to soil acidity than other aspects of plants. Legumes fail to develop nodules if pH is less than 5.