Related Essays

  • A Californian Green Bean And Lettuce Seeds Case Study

    Soil: a natural dirt with no added nutrients, only minerals already located in the soil will be accepted and used. Plant: In this case, a Californian Gre...

  • Abiotic Factors Essay

    Soil Soil is the outermost layer of the surface of the earth in which plants grow. It is composed of eroded rock, mineral nutrients, decaying plant and ani...

  • What Is Organic Farming Essay

    Introduction There is a handful of aspects that go along with healthy soil such as nutrients essential to plants, beneficial microorganisms, and organic ad...

  • The Importance Of Soil Health

    While some theories suggest that the soil is nonliving there are many facts that suggest that the soil is indeed living, and living things must be cared for....

  • Causes Of Tillage Gerdiction

    Tillage is the physical or mechanical agitation of the soil with tools and implements result in good tilth for better germination and subsequent growth of cr...

  • Soil Pollution Essay

    Soil is the basic unit of environment and we cannot even imagine

  • The Problem Of Low NUE In Organic Agriculture

    Plough-in legume or other plant residues are eventually decomposed by responsible soil microorganisms, and released N from these residues is prone to leachin...

  • Soil Importance In Agriculture

    Soil importance Soil is a very important natural resource; it provides a habitat for various organisms and is a fundamental part of sustainable food product...

  • Soil Degradation Essay

    Soil is the Earth’s fragile skin that supports all life on Earth. Soil anchors the majority of the world’s biodiversity and soil that is a healthy essential ...

  • Why Is Australia's Poor Soil

    Carbon stored within soil is called soil organic carbon (SOC). It is made up of decaying plant and animal material. Ecological and agricultural research sho...

  • Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Read
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Reading...
Front

Card Range To Study

through

image

Play button

image

Play button

image

Progress

1/10

Click to flip

Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;

Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;

H to show hint;

A reads text to speech;

10 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back

Fallow

Leave unplanted, or out of use for a season.

Rhizobia

Agenus of bacteria that eat and poop nitrogen

Fungi

Plant like organisms that have no chlorophyll

Protozoa
Single celled organisms

Green Manure
Cover Crop, crop grown for its organic matter

Humus
Compost

Legumes
A family of plants that fixates nitrogen from the air into soil

Organic
Derived from living matter

Organic Matter

Comes from organic materials like plants and animals

Tilth
The condition of tilled soil