Question

Good fertilizer __________ in water.

• A. should be insoluble
• B. should be soluble
• C. shouldn't be necessarily soluble
• D. should form colloid

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

should be soluble

The characteristic of good fertilizer are:

1. It should be soluble in water so that it can penetrate the soil and thus, it may be easily assimilated by the plants.
2. It must have essential elements in the form of a compound, which can be easily assimilated by plants.
3. It should not alter the acidity or alkalinity of soil.
4. It should be fairly stable i.e. it should not decompose rapidly in soil and lose its essential element.
5. Its storage properties must be good with little or no deliquescence.