Question

Before sowing soya bean seeds are covered with jaggery and rhizobium. Why?

Options

• Jaggery acts as a binding agent for the nitrogen fixing bacteria and the seed.

• Jaggery is rich in nutrients like iron and magnesium.

• Jaggery is a natural soil conditioner.

• All of the above.

Answer 1

All of the above.

Explanation:

Jaggery binds rhizobium to seeds, provides carbohydrates and minerals (iron, magnesium), and improves soil texture,helping bacterial survival and acting as a natural soil conditioner.