Question 6
Soil Fertility and Plant NutritionWhat happens to the nitrogen and sulphur contents of vegetation when burning is used as a means of land clearing? They
- A.are released by burning and lost as gases
- B.remain in ash as nitrates and sulphates
- C.raise the pH of an acid soil
- D.are released into the soil thus increasing the nutrients of the soil
- E.activate the soil microbes after burning.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: A (are released by burning and lost as gases)
Explanation
Burning turns nitrogen and sulphur into gases that escape into the air.