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प्रश्न
What is leaching?
Explain the leaching.
What is leaching of soil?
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उत्तर १
Leaching is a process where water-soluble inorganic nutrients go down into the soil horizon and get precipitated as unavailable salts.
उत्तर २
Leaching is the natural process where heavy rainfall washes essential nutrients down into deep layers of the soil, making them unreachable by plant roots.
संबंधित प्रश्न
The major reservoir of carbon on earth is ______.
Define decomposition.
Write the different steps taken in humification and mineralisation during the process of decomposition.
The process of mineralization by microorganisms helps in the release of ______.
Find out the INCORRECT statement
Decomposition is slow detritus is rich in ______.
What could be the reason for the faster rate of decomposition in the tropics?
A farmer harvests his crop and expresses his harvest in three different ways.
- I have harvested 10 quintals of wheat.
- I have harvested 10 quintals of wheat today in one acre of land.
- I have harvested 10 quintals of wheat in one acre of land, 6 months after sowing.
Do the above statements mean one and the same thing. If your answer is yes, give reasons. And if your answer is ‘no’ explain the meaning of each expression.
Assertion (A): Decomposition process is slower if detritus is rich in lignin and cutin.
Reason (R): Decomposition is largely an oxygen requiring process.
Observe the contents 1, 2, 3 and 4 of soil samples A, B and C shown in the graph. If the temperature and soil moisture of all soil samples are identical, which soil sample (s) will show faster decomposition?
1 indicates lignin content, 2 indicates chitin, 3 indicates nitrogen content, and 4 indicates sugar content
