Potatoes grow well on Anhad's farm which has soil with a pH of 5.5. Anhad decides to add a lot of lime to the soil so that he can grow broccoli in the same farm :

(a) Do potatoes grow better in the acidic or alkaline soil?

(b) Does broccoli grow better in the acidic or alkaline soil?

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(a) Potato grow in acidic soil having pH = 5.5
(b)Broccoli grows better in alkaline soil since adding a lot of lime to acidic soil will make it basic in nature.

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Potatoes grow well on Anhad's farm which has soil with a pH of 5.5. Anhad decides to add a lot of lime to the soil so that he can grow broccoli in the same farm : (a) Do potatoes grow better in the acidic or alkaline soil? (b) Does broccoli grow better in the acidic or alkaline soil?

(a) Potato grow in acidic soil having pH = 5.5 (b)Broccoli grows better in alkaline soil since adding a lot of lime to acidic soil will make it basic in nature.

Potatoes grow well on Anhad's farm which has soil with a pH of 5.5. Anhad decides to add a lot of lime to the soil so that he can grow broccoli in the same farm :

(a) Do potatoes grow better in the acidic or alkaline soil?

(b) Does broccoli grow better in the acidic or alkaline soil?

(a) Potato grow in acidic soil having pH = 5.5
(b)Broccoli grows better in alkaline soil since adding a lot of lime to acidic soil will make it basic in nature.