Things that Make Plants Grow
This process creates man made nitrogen
What is the Haber-Bosch Process?
This is determined using -log[H+]
What is pH?
What are micronutrients?
These two forms of nitrogen are plant available
What are nitrate and ammonium? (NO3 and NH4)
Water sticks to itself
What is cohesion?
This nitrogen fertilizer must be injected into the soil
What is anhydrous ammonia?
When the pH is too low, this element can become too available and cause toxicity.
What is aluminum?
These macronutrients are usually applied as fertilizer.
What are N, P, and K?
This process occurs symbiotically between legumes and bacteria
What is nitrogen fixation?
This process is water moving into the soil
What is infiltration?
This phosphorus fertilizer contains no nitrogen and won't change the soil pH
What is Triple Super Phosphate (TSP)?
This type of acidity is commonly measured in a soils lab.
What is active acidity?
Deficiency symptoms of these nutrients are found at the top of the plant
What are immobile nutrients?
Phosphorus often sticks to the soil surface during this process
What is adsorption?
Soil moves fastest in this size/type of pores
What are macropores?
This common starter fertilizer contains phosphate and 1 ammonium group.
What is monoammonium phosphate (MAP)?
This is the optimal pH range for most plant growth
What is 6-7?
What is the Law of the Minimum (Liebig's Law)?
These two secondary minerals have the same cycle
What are Calcium and Magnesium?
Every pore space is completely filled with water
What is saturation?
This material raises pH and is the most common way to fertilize both calcium and magnesium
What is dolomitic lime?
This equation is used to compare agricultural limes
What is the calcium carbonate equivalent (CCE)?
The point in the nutrient response curve where deficiency ends and sufficiency begins
What is the critical concentration?
This type of soil potassium occurs in the interlayer of clay
What is non-exchangeable?
This describes how likely water will move in the soil
What is soil water potential?