Author Question: In which of the soil samples (Sample A, under cultivation with leguminous plants, or Sample B, from ... (Read 29 times)

j.rubin · **on:** Jul 21, 2018

In which of the soil samples (Sample A, under cultivation with leguminous
plants, or Sample B, from a pasture currently in use) would you expect the
level of soil nitrogen to be greatest?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In terms of your original idea, how are plant cover and tilling related to the
numbers and kinds of soil microorganisms?

What will be an ideal response?

jessicaduplan · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Unless the pasture had a high density of livestock producing a large quantity of
manure on the pasture, you would expect that the field planted in legumes would
have a higher soil nitrogen level

Answer to Question 2

Your students should compare their results in Table 4-2 of the lab manual and their
microscopic observations. The students should relate their answer to the numbers
and kinds of plants growing on each site, the physical properties of soils from the
two sites, and the land management practices in the two areas.