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Agriculture · Q935

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 935

Q935

The nutrient concentration range in which added nutrient will not increase yield but can increase nutrient concentration is referred as

A.
Toxic range
B.
Critical range
C.
Luxury consumption
Answer
D.
None of these

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
The nutrient concentration range in which added nutrients will not increase yield but can increase nutrient concentration is referred to as Luxury consumption.
It is often used to describe nutrient absorption by the plant that does not influence yield. It occurs when soil nutrient levels are above optimum and plants take up more of a nutrient than needed for functioning and production.