PNM Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers

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Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers
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Governing /
/bodies /


/of /


/fertilizers //- /


/CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔AAPFCO, //Association //of //American //Plant //Food //Control //Officials




Association //of //Official //Analytical //Chemists, //AOAC //



IPNI, //International //Plant //Nutrition //Institute



Fertilizer //- /
/CORRECT /


/ANSWERS(S)✔✔is /


/any /


/substance /


/that /


/contains /


/one /


/or /


/more /


/recognized /


/plant /


/nutrients, /


/is /


/used /


/for //its //plant //nutrient //content, //and //is //claimed //to //have //value //in //promoting //plant //growth

, fertilizer /
/exclusions //- /


/CORRECT /


/ANSWERS(S)✔✔unmanipulated /


/animal /


/or /


/vegetable /


/manures, /


/marl, /


/liming /


/material, //sewage //sludge //other //than //finished //sewage //sludge //products, //and //wood //ashes




Fertilizer /
/grade //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔is //the //guaranteed //minimum //content //of //water-


soluble //(or //slow-release) //N, //available //(citrate-soluble) //P, //and //available //(water-
soluble) //K, //expressed //as //N-P2O5-K2O. //Labeling //of //fertilizers //is //highly //standardized.



Mixed /
/fertilizer //- /


/CORRECT /


/ANSWERS(S)✔✔is /


/any /


/fertilizer /


/containing /


/any /


/combination /


/of /


/fertilizer /


/materials. //In //Wisconsin //and //many //other //states, //the //sum //of //N, //P2O5, //K2O //must //be //24%


//or /


/greater /


/to /


/meet /


/this /


/designation, /


/else //it //can //be //marketed //as //a //'specialty //mixed //fertilizer' //or //'soil //amendment'