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Agriculture · Q486

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 486

Q486

Most common zinc fertiliser is

A.
Zinc-chelate
B.
Zinc-oxide
C.
Zinc-sulphate
Answer
D.
Zinc ash

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Zinc sulphate is the most commonly used zinc fertilizer worldwide.
It is a micronutrient fertilizer and it usually contains 33% zinc and 15% of Sulphur. It is available in both crystalline monohydrate and heptahydrate forms.
It helps to prevent low yields, spotted leaves and stunted growth. It can also be used as a natural fungicide.