Question

If ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) is applied to a Midwest soil as a nutrient source, which of the following is likely to occur following a rainfall the next day?

Question options:



1) , Leaching of nitrate (NO3-)





2) , Leaching of ammonium (NH4+)





3) , No mobilization of either ammonium (NH4+) or nitrate (NO3-)





4) , Leaching of both ammonium (NH4+) & nitrate (NO3-) to similar depths

Answer 1

4) Leaching of both ammonium (NH4+) & nitrate (NO3-) to similar depths