Soil not only supplied (A)____but also harbours(B)_____, other microbes, holds water, supplies air to the roots and acts a (C)____ that stabilises the plant.

Soil not only supplies minerals but also harbours .............., and supplies ........... to the roots. Choose correct terms for above blanks from the following options :-

The system of irrigation where in water is supplied drop by drop near the roots of plants, is called

We find that Rhizobium forms nodules on the roots of leguminous plants. Also Frankia another microbe forms nitrogen fixing nodules on the roots of non-leguminous plant Alnus. (a) Can we artificially induce the property of nitrogen-fixation in a plant, leguminous or non-leguminous ? (b) What kind of relationship is observed between mycorrhiza and pine trees ? (c) Is it necessary for a microbe to be in close association with a plant to provide mineral nutrition ? Explain with the help of one example.

Fill in the blanks (a) A total of "___________" nutrients are essential to plants. (b) "___________"" and " "___________" are supplied by air to platns. (C) "___________" si supplied by water to plants. (d) Soil supply "___________" nutrients to plants. (e) "___________" nutrients are required in large quantity and called as "___________" (f) "___________" nutrients are needed in small quantity for plants and are called "___________"

Fill in the blanks (a) A total of "___________" nutrients are essential to plants. (b) "___________"" and " "___________" are supplied by air to platns. (C) "___________" si supplied by water to plants. (d) Soil supply "___________" nutrients to plants. (e) "___________" nutrients are required in large quantity and called as "___________" (f) "___________" nutrients are needed in small quantity for plants and are called "___________"

Select the statements regarding "Good soil" a. The maximum amount of water soil can hold and it is called field capacity. b. The loamy soil has high field capacity and it has more amount of hygroscopic water. c. Gravitational water is runaway water. d. capillary water is present inside the microspores of soil and is the water that is available to plant roots.