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Agriculture · Q693

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 693

Q693

Soils having 200 kg available K2O/ha will be classed as

A.
Low
B.
Medium
Answer
C.
High
D.
Both A and B

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Soils having 200 kg available K2O per hectare will be categorized as medium. The dense clay soil has usually a high concentration of potassium, as it traps the mineral and allows it to build to highly concentrated levels.
The quality or grade of potassium fertilizers is expressed as a percentage of potassium oxide (K2O) equivalent. The most common potassium fertilizers used in agriculture are Muriate of Potash.