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Agriculture · Q782

Agronomy

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 782

Q782

'Tarai' soils are deficient in

A.
Nitrogen
B.
Phosphorus
C.
Potassium
D.
Zinc
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Tarai is a region of northern India and southern Nepal running parallel to the lower ranges of the Himalayas. A strip of undulating former marshland, it stretches from the Yamuna river in the west to the Brahmaputra River in the east.
Tarai soils are rich in nitrogen and organic matter but are deficient in Zinc.