What type of soil will have higher percentage of leaching and what could be the causes? *

Q: purpose of adding soap to the soil and water

A: Soap are sodium or potassium salt of long chain of fatty acid. It is biodegradable.  Produces scum…

Q: Why would soil and water be added to a compost pile?

A: Compost refers to the organic material which is produced by the process of composting. Composting…

Q: Soil formation is influenced by which factors? How availability of nutrients can affect the quality…

A: Definition Soil formation also known as pedogenesis. It is the process in which soil is formed from…

Q: Soil pH influence the availability of soil nutrient elements TRUE OR FALSE

A: Naturally, soil can be alkaline or acidic. The plant grows best at the correct pH, so maintaining…

Q: WHAT IS THE BEST FIELD MANAGEMENT PRACTICE FOR BLACK, RED, AND GREY SOILS?

A: Answer :  Management Practices for Improving Soil Health:- i) Reduce Inversion Tillage and Soil…

Q: What is the temperature at the soil surface?

A: The soil is the complex mixture of minerals, water, air organic compounds and microorganisms.…

Q: Explain a simplified soil profile.

A: Soil can be defined as the powdered form of rocks (that have been weathered by different…

Q: What part of the soil is most microbially active?

A: Microbial activity in Soil : Soil microbial activity that reflects microbiological processes of soil…

Q: If a soil when sampled from the field weighed 30g(fresh weight) and after oven drying at 105°C…

A: The moisture content of the soil is a very important parameter. The moisture content of soil depends…

Q: Which region of soil is the most microbially active?

A: The microbe is a term used for microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoans. These…

Q: Explain why most microorganisms are present in the upper layers ofthe soil.

A: Abiotic and biotic constituents make up the biosphere. The tiny, minute organisms that cannot be…

Q: In what soil horizon are microbial numbers andactivities the highest, and why?

A: A soil horizon is a layer parallel to the soil surface which has different physical,chemical and…

Q: Which step of wastewater treatment removes most of the BOD?

A: Wastewater (sewage) is polluted water which includes all harmful liquid, solid or gaseous substances…

Q: What are  three moistures condition for determining soil consistence

A: The measure of the degree of the cohesion and adhesion between the soil particles describes about…

Q: How carbonation increases the solution effect of water in rock soil system?

A: Weathering is the process by which the breaking down and dissolution of soils and minerals on the…

Q: Which type of soil does kenneth have

A: Types of soil given below

Q: In which type of soil is nutrient leaching a morecommon problem, sandy or clay soil?

A: Ans: Soil Nutrient leaching: It is the process on which the nutrients dissolved in soil move…

Q: The rate of decomposition of detritus is affected by the abiotic factors like availability of…

A: Decomposition is usually defined as the way that the process of breaking down the trash into simpler…

Q: How do biofertilisers enrich the fertility of the soil?

A: Biofertilizers are substances that consist of microbes and help in promoting the growth of plants…

Q: Where the surangams water harvesting method is used?

A: In general, water harvesting refers to the direct collection of rainwater. The water, which is…

Q: Which problem does the prolonged liberal irrigation of agricultural fields create?

A: A crop is defined as a cultivated plant which is commercially grown on a large scale, particularly…

Q: Which fertilizer is expected to produce acidity in soil?

A: Any material of natural or synthetic origin that is applied to soil or plant tissues to deliver…

Q: . Which one of these soils would have a higher infiltration rate?

A: Soil is formed by the fragmentation and erosion of rocks by weathering, the action of rain-water,…

Q: About Introduction to Hydroponic Agriculture Define the following: Substrate Cladding Material…

A: Hydroponic agriculture is an innovative farming technique that skips the use of soil and instead,…

Q: What is soil conservation?

A: A crop rotation is a planting of different types of plants in the same area according to the season…

Q: factors affecting the activities of soil microorganisms?

A: The complex microbial habitats with some niches and numerous microenvironments are called soil. The…

Q: Would the particle density of a soil high in organic matter be the same?  Higher or Lower? Why?

A: Particle density is expressed as ratio of  total mass of solid particles to their total volume and…

Q: Explain an example which describe that microorganisms are the main forces that drive the structure…

A: Microorganisms are the small, microscopic organisms. These include bacteria, fungi, algae, protists…

Q: What is the importance of vermicompost application in the improvement of acid soils?

A: Acidic soils can be defined as it is "sour" and acidity is the characteristic of soils that have a…

Q: The rate of decompostion of detritus is affected by the abiotic factors like availability of…

A: DECOMPOSITION It is the process in which the detritus is broken down into simpler substances…

Q: Find CFU if 200 cm' of soil core of 250g wet mass of containing 25% water by volume, #of colony 150.…

A: Colony-forming unit (CFU or cfu) is a measure of viable bacterial or fungal cells present in a…

Q: Give some example of soil pollutants.

A: The pollutants may be either of natural occurring or any foreign substance. Soil pollution is caused…

Q: SIT C. A saturated soil has he following characteristics: Initial volume = 21 cm³ Final Volume = 13…

A: Saturated soil is the soil in which all the pore spaces get filled with water completely.  This soil…

Q: High buffering capacity means the soil will retain more nutrients than soil with low buffering…

A: The buffer capacity of soil is the ability of soil to resist the change in the pH. Whereas the pH of…

Q: In preparing a site for surface mining and later restoration, why wouldengineers separate the…

A: Restoration ecology is a branch of ecology that deals with the restoration of the degraded, damaged…

Q: Which heats the soil more, covering it with clear plastic or black plastic? Why?

A: The growth of plants depends upon various factors such as soil, water, air, and sunlight. Soil…

Q: Why fine textured soil hold more water as compared to coarse textured soils?

A: Soil texture is a term used to refer to types of soil based on their composition in terms of small,…

Q: explain the effect of soil microorganisms on crop production.

A: Microorganisms are extremely tiny lifeforms that can exist as single cells or as colonies of cells.…

Q: are the type of soil erosion?

A: Erosion is a very severe problem for productive agricultural space and for water quality…

Q: What are the growing media that are poor in

A: The term 'growing media' is used to describe the material used in a container to grow a plant. ...…

Q: High buffering capacity means the soil is more fertile than soil with low buffering capacity.  True…

A: The buffering capacity of the soil indicates the capacity of the soil to resist pH change.…

Q: What group of microorganisms dominate unpolluted soil? polluted soil?

A: The soil may include microorganisms such as bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi, algae, protozoa and…

Q: . Why was it necessary to make sure that chemicals could not movethrough the soil from one plant to…

A: Researchers perform an experiment on pea plants to know whether drought-stressed plants communicate…

Q: Why is most nitrogen fertilizer added as ammonium ion?

A: Plants are autotrophs. They are called so because they are not dependent on other organisms and can…

Q: Explain soil profile. What master horizon is characterized by organic debris in various stages of…

A: Soil is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, liquids, and organisms that together support…

Terrestrial Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a collection of interconnected communities. It includes both living and non-living elements of specific strata. The terrestrial ecosystem is solely related to the ecosystem present on the land and covers 25 to 30% of the total earth’s surface area.