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Agriculture · Q313

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 313

Q313

The biological method for determining deficiency of lime, P and K is

A.
Aspergillus test
B.
Neubavers method
C.
Azotobacter Plague Test
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The biological method for determining a deficiency of lime, P and K is Azotobacter Plague Test. The sensitiveness of the Azotobacter group of organisms to soil acidity and lack of available phosphate has been long recognized and has been the basis of microbiological tests to check soil deficiencies.