An example for nitrogenous fertilizer is _________.

super phosphate

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urea

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potassium sulphate

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potassium chloride

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Solution

The correct option is D urea
Examples of nitrogenous fertilizers:-
1) Nitrate fertilizers
2) Ammonium fertilizers
3) Nitrate and ammonium fertilizers
4) Amide fertilizers
(i)Urea- It is slightly acidic in nature. Urea application to soil creates a small loss of calcium from the soil. Urea is highly concentrated nitrogenous fertilizer containing 46% nitrogen.
(ii)Calcium Cyanamide- It is non-leachable, synthetic organic fertilizer. Its basicity (alkalinity) is three times as high as that of sodium nitrate and advisable for use on acid soils.

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Find the correct match of the columns.

Element supplied by fertilizer Example of fertilizers.

(i) Nitrogen (a) Super phosphate
(ii) Phosphorus (b) Potash
(iii) Potassium (c) Urea

Name a chemical fertilizer which can supply potassium as well as nitrogen.

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