Soil is a living organism

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• Studiejaar 1

Soil is a living organism

The nitrogen circle

Which new words did you hear in the video?

What reason to stop plowing did they give in last weeks video?

1. the costs for the farmer
2. plants can develop their roots better
3. it looks better from above
4. you kill all the worms with plowing

Name at least three 'ingrediënts' you can put in your compost

The next few slides....

you'll see a word, please give the Dutch translation of these words.

fertilizer

Fungus / fungi

volatilization

Explain: Symbiosis
You may do so in Dutch if you like

The next few slides....

you'll see a chemical element, please write down the name of the element. Try to do so in English, but if you don't know the english word than write down the Dutch word for it.

NO3

PO4

K

How is it that plants can grow better in a soil rich of old roots.

weed

slug

snail

cow parsley

vetch

Barley

nematode

naaktslak

onkruid

huisjesslak

fluitekruid

Wikke

Gerst

 /aaltje