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An advantage of organic fertilizer is that it:

• improves the physical condition of soil.

• is sterile.

• leaches quickly through the soil.

• releases into the soil rapidly.

If Nina fertilizes and irrigates her plants at the same time, which fertilization method is she using?

• Banding

• Broadcasting

• Fertigation

• Perforating

If Adonia wants to combine watering and fertilizing in her commercial greenhouse, she most likely needs to use a:

• drop-type spreader

• fertilizer injector

• handheld rotary spreader

• sprinkling can

Denton places a band of fertilizer on each side of seeds he is sowing. He is certain that the seeds are not in the fertilizer, which is about 2" directly below the seeds, to prevent:

• damage to the plants

• nutrient deficiences

• rapid growth

• water absorption

Sandy drills holes about fifteen inches deep under her peach tree. She then puts granular fertilizer in the holes and backfills the holes with soil. Which fertilization method is she using?

• Banding

• Foliar spraying

• Perforating

• Side-dressing

The analysis of a fertilizer shows the amount of:

• boron, calcium, and water.

• carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

• nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium.

• zinc, sulfur, and iron.

Soluble fertilizers dissolve in:

• air

• ammonia

• hydrogen

• water

Which is the analysis of an incomplete fertilizer?

• 5-10-10

• 10-10-10

• 15-0-14

• 20-10-20