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

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(a). Acidic soil (b) Alkaline soil
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