Farmer Brown plans on adding fertilizer to his crop. However, he\'s a little nervous because the
last time he used fertilizer many of the plants wilted and some even turned brown and died. Why
did this \"fertilizer burn\" occur in terms of water potential, and what could Farmer Brown do to
enable him to add the same amount of fertilizer while being more likely to avoid this problem?
Solution
The plants suffered from fertilizer burn because farmer brown overdozed the plants with
excessive fertilizer which dessicated the plant tissues due to increased osmotic stress creating a
state of hypertonicity.
Farmer Brown can avoid the recurrence of the same event by applying only dilute or controlled
release fertilizer..
Farmer Brown plans on adding fertilizer to his crop. However, hes a.pdf
1. Farmer Brown plans on adding fertilizer to his crop. However, he's a little nervous because the
last time he used fertilizer many of the plants wilted and some even turned brown and died. Why
did this "fertilizer burn" occur in terms of water potential, and what could Farmer Brown do to
enable him to add the same amount of fertilizer while being more likely to avoid this problem?
Solution
The plants suffered from fertilizer burn because farmer brown overdozed the plants with
excessive fertilizer which dessicated the plant tissues due to increased osmotic stress creating a
state of hypertonicity.
Farmer Brown can avoid the recurrence of the same event by applying only dilute or controlled
release fertilizer.
