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Agriculture · Q899

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 899

Q899

The step nitrification moves pH

A.
Higher
B.
Lower
Answer
C.
Unchanged
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Nitrification is an important step in the nitrogen cycle in soil.
Nitrification is the biological oxidation of ammonia to nitrite followed by the nitrite to nitrate occurring through separate organisms or direct ammonia oxidation to nitrate.
The step nitrification moves pH Lower. pH (near to neutral) controls nitrification rates.