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Answer
Sheet for Fertilizer Practicum
1)
Fertilizer calculations (11-37-0)
a) 15 points 20 lb. P2O5 x .44 = 8.8 lb. P
b) 15 points 20 lb. P2O5 /.37 = 54.05 lb. fertilizer
c) 10 points 54.05 lb. fert x .11 = 5.95 lb. N
2)10
points each
Biological
N fixation: biological conversion of atmospheric N2 gas
to ammonium available to plants.
Industrial
N fixation: atmospheric N2 gas is reacted with H2 under
high temperature and pressure to form NH3
P
fixation: any chemical change in soil P that reduces the
amount that can be absorbed by plant roots.
K
fixation: K is trapped in the interlayers of clay minerals
and is no longer available to plants.
3)Nitrification---decreases
pH
4)
Nitrogen
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