Factors Affecting Crop Growth: Soil Characteristics

Crops need a strong anchorage and sufficient room for their ______

Most crops require aerobic conditions in their root ______

Most crops grown and yield best in near-neutral ______

Excessively high or low soil temperatures inhibit or retard germination, emergency and early seedling ______

Both affect the synthesis and storage of organic materials by crop ______

The ease of drying and final quality of most crops depends on the relative humidity of the ambient ______

Most crops need a strong anchorage and sufficient room for their ______

Soil moisture is important in yield determination because it affects the soil's ability to absorb, retain, and release ______ to the crop

Most crops require ______ conditions in their root environment

Soil slope and stoniness influence water control, root penetration, and the operations of cultivation implements and ______

Most crops yield best in near-neutral ______

Excessively high or low soil temperatures inhibit or retard germination, emergency, and early seedling ______

The duration of sunlight affects the reproductive behaviour of certain crops, for example, ______

The final yield of all crops is dependent on the degree of resistance and/or protection against destruction by ______

The ease of drying and final quality of most crops depends on the relative humidity of the ambient ______