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Soil Around the World

Question 3 • SC332 Environmental Science B

Utilizing ultisols for agriculture requires _______.

Answer
A
extensive irrigation
B
fertilizer to balance the high alkalinity of the soil
C
adding organic matter to supplement the shallow horizons
D
fertilizer to replace nutrients that leach from the soil

Explanation

Ultisols are highly weathered soils in which heavy rainfall leaches many nutrients from the soil. Agriculture on them often requires fertilizer to replace those lost nutrients. The correct choice is “fertilizer to replace nutrients that leach from the soil”; high alkalinity is not the key problem described.

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