Question 5 of 34intermediate💡 UnderstandShort Answer2 marks
How are the plants provided nutrition in addition to what they get from the soil?
Correct Answer
Plants are provided additional nutrition through organic fertilisers like manure, compost, vermicompost, and green manure, as well as inorganic fertilisers like urea and superphosphate. These supply essential nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potash that plants need for growth and development.
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Explanation
The chapter explains that nutrients refer to specific elements such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potash that plants absorb from the soil. Organic fertilisers such as manure, compost, vermicompost and green manure, and inorganic fertilisers such as urea and superphosphate are applied to plants for supplying nutrients.