Effect of Soil Type and Fertilizer on Plant Growth

Hanna Runner, Ciara Patuto, Miles McCune

Abstract


Soil type and fertilizer use were taken into account to determine what the best growing conditions for plants is. The experiment concluded  silty soil holds fertilizer better than sandy soil.

Keywords


soil type; fertilizer

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