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Why do farmers add nitrogen in their fields to make their crops grow?
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∙ 12y ago
Because for many crops, nitrogen is probably the single most important plant nutrient.
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Why do farmers not need to apply carbon to grow their crops but often need to add fertilizer containing nitrogen and phosphorus?
There is ample carbon in the carbon dioxide in the air for plants to survive.
Why do farmers fertilise their crops using nitrates?
Nitrogen is a nutrient that plants use to grow vegetative matter. Potassium and Phosphorous are used by the plant to produce flowers and fruit. Also both phosphorous and potassium are elements
Why do farmers put lime on their fields if the acid is to strong?
Calcium carbonate, CaCO3 is the ingredient of lime. CaCO3 is a base. If there is too much acid in the fields, by adding a base it can be neutralised - that way, the ground won't be too acidic or too basic and crops can grow in their ideal conditions.
Why do farmers spray powdered calcium carbonate oxide or hydroxide over their fields?
To increase the pH value of the liquid phase in the soil; many crops grow better at higher pH values than are found in some soils.
How do farmers use fertilizers to help their crop yield?
They spread them on the fields where it feeds the plants and make them grow bigger/faster.
How can farmers grow crops where the soil is so dry?
They have to irrigate their fields
Did ancient Egyptian slaves grow crops?
The farmers and the slaves worked in the fields
What is the advantage of some fertilizers are sprayed over crops by helicopters?
Fertilizers are spread on fields by farmers to help their crops grow.
Why do farmers grow lupins in their corn fields?
Because they are told to by the Government.
What do they ad to farmland to help crops grow?
Farmers usually add fertilizer to the soil to help their crops grow better. Basic fertilizers are a mixture of Nitrogen potassium and phosphate
How did aristocrats use farmers to grow rich?
Aristocrats relied on farmers to grow the crops that made them rich. the aristocrats owned the fields outside the village walls. In these fields, farmers in northern China grew wheat and a grain called millet. In the south where the climate was warmer and wetter, they were able to grow rice.
Why were farmers only allowed to grow little varieties of crops such as wheat?
Because there were only a few scant varieties to choose from for farmers to grow. It's different nowadays, as farmers have far more cultivars and varieties to choose from to grow in their fields.
What is the subordinate clause in this sentence Whenever farmers grow crops insects move in for the feast?
farmers grow crops
What did tenant farmers grow?
grow crops
What are used by farmers to make their crops grow well?
Fertilisers are commonly used. These are often high in Nitrogen compounds, especially ammonia.
What crops did tenant farmers grow?
Tenant farmers grew a large variety of crops.
What are some crops that farmers grow in the northeast?
Three crops farmers might grow in the northeast are corn, fruits, and vegetables
