(UNIT 8) Fertilisers And Manures

Question 1

Fertiliser

Answer 1

An inorganic, manufactured material that consists of one or more pf the essential elements required for crop growth.

Question 2

Manure

Answer 2

An organic material that consists of the wastes of plants and animals.

Question 3

essential elements required for crop growth

Answer 3

N - Nitrogen P - Phosphorus K - Potassium

Question 4

inorganic

Answer 4

made from material that has not come from living matter

Question 5

organic

Answer 5

made from material that has come from living matter.

Question 6

straight nitrogen fertilisers ( name 2 )

Answer 6

CAN (Calcium Ammonium Nitrate) and urea. Ground rock phosphate is a straight nitrogen fertiliser used in forestry.

Question 7

4 CAN Characteristics

Answer 7

Most widely used staright nitrogen fertiliser in ireland, Contains nitrogen in two forms: ammonium ions and nitrate ions, The ammonium ions are acidic and can lower the soil pH levels, CAN contains calcium, which is alkaline, this prevents the soil pH from becoming too acidic.