Soil X is low in native N is planted with sunflower, nitrate fertilizer is added to the soil, pH is measured and you observed an increase in pH, which of the following processes is most likely responsible for the increase in soil pH?        A. Release of OH- of plant roots upon uptake of nitrate       B. Release of Ca++ of roots upon uptake of nitrate       C. Release of COOH- of plant roots upon uptake of nitrate       D. Release of H+ of plant roots upon uptake of nitrate

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7. Soil X is low in native N is planted with sunflower, nitrate fertilizer is added to the soil, pH is measured and you observed an increase in pH, which of the following processes is most likely responsible for the increase in soil pH? 
 
 
 
A. Release of OH- of plant roots upon uptake of nitrate
 
 
 
B. Release of Ca++ of roots upon uptake of nitrate
 
 
 
C. Release of COOH- of plant roots upon uptake of nitrate
 
 
 
D. Release of H+ of plant roots upon uptake of nitrate
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