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Agriculture · Q562

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 562

Q562

Nutrient index between 1.5 and 2.5 is categorized as

A.
Low
B.
Medium
Answer
C.
Hight
D.
None of these

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Nutrient index (N. I.) is a measure of the nutrient supplying capacity of soils to plants. It makes it easy to compare soil fertility of different areas of soil as it obtains a single value for each nutrient. It is calculated as a low, medium and high ratings of soil nutrients.
A nutrient index value below 1.5 is categorized as low.
The nutrient index between 1.5 and 2.5 is categorized as Medium.
A nutrient index value greater than 2.5, refers to a fertility status being high.