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By analyisng the soil from his farm, a farmer found that the pH of soil is 5.9.
a) Identify whether the soil is acidic or basic in nature.
b) For a particular crop giving high yield in neutral soil, which type of substance needs to be mixed with the above soil. Give example

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a) Acidic
b) Alkali nature, eg., Lime
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