Cultivation Management Flashcards
Percentage of Clay:
Clay
50.0% or more
Percentage of Clay:
Clay loam
37.5% to 50.0%
Percentage of Clay:
Loam
25.0% to 37.5%
Percentage of Clay:
Sandy loam
12.5% to 25.0%
Percentage of Clay:
Sand
12.5% or less
True or False:
Loam and clay loam, which contain a moderate amount of sand are suitable for the cultivation of “many crops.”
True
Major Soil Groups:
It is widely distributed on plateaus and hills. It contains a lot of humus. Half of the crop fields in Japan are ___________.
A. Brown lowland soil
B. Andosol
C. Gray lowland soil
D. Gley soil
B
Major Soil Groups:
It is distributed in natural levees in alluvial lowlands. All or almost all layers are tawny soil layers. It is used for crop fields.
A. Brown lowland soil
B. Andosol
C. Gray lowland soil
D. Gley soil
A
Major Soil Groups:
It is distibuted in alluvial fans and plains with good drainage. It is used for paddy fields
A. Brown lowland soil
B. Andosol
C. Gray lowland soil
D. Gley soil
C.
Major Soil Groups:
It is distributed in alluvial depression. It is a blue-gray soil layer. It is used for paddy fields.
A. Brown lowland soil
B. Andosol
C. Gray lowland soil
D. Gley soil
D
Crumb means a cluster of soil ________.
A. Properties
B. Particles
C. Quality
D. Density
B.
True or False:
Soil with a large amount of crumbs is soft and suitable for the cultivation of crops.
True
True or False:
The opposite of crumb structure is single-grain structure.
True
True or False:
Soil of single-grain structure is dense with particles and is a hard soil.
True
To increase crumb structure, add _______ and ________.
A. Water and fertilizer
B. Compost and water
C. Compost and organic matter
What are the three-phase structure of soil?
Solid, Liquid and Gas
Good soil has a percentage from ____% to ____% for each of solid, liquid and gas.
A. 30 to 40
B. 40 to 50
C. 35 to 40
D. 45 to 50
A
Soil fertility means the over all soil _________.
A. Permeability
B. Property
C. Productivity
D. Capacity
C.
True or False:
Soil with soil fertility is able to grow crops well and yields a small amount of crops.
False. (Soil with soil fertility is able to grow crops well and yields a LARGE amount of crops.)
True or False:
Japanese soil is generally very acidic.
True
To improve acidic soils, spread an appropriate amount of ________ or ________.
lime or dolomite
To propagate and activate soil microorganisms, spread soil amendment such as compost and _______.
A. Organic matter
B. Organic fertilizer
C. Fertilizer
D. Organic that matters
A