Question

Good fertilizers should decompose rapidly in soil and lose its essential elements.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

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 not be fairly stable i.e it not decompose rapidly in soil and lose its essential element.
5. It storage properties must be good with little or no tendency to setting or deliquescence.