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Agriculture · Q168

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 168

Q168

P contents in DAP is

A.
30%
B.
20%
C.
46%
Answer
D.
50%

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
DAP stands for Diammonium Phosphate, which is water soluble ammonium phosphate salts. It contains 46% Phosphorus and 18% Nitrogen. It is manufactured by reacting Ammonia with Phosphoric acid under controlled conditions in fertilizer plants.
It is used as fertilizer, and it temporarily increases the soil pH.