Question

Carbon nitrogen ratio of soil and organic fertilizer how to calculate

Answer 1

You need to measure the concentrations of both C and N then calculate the ratio. The methods for measuring soil C and N are well documented. For example, in the recent past in the 2011 Australian text by Rayment and Lyons.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Nitrogen in Plants

Nitrogen is so vital because it is a major component of chlorophyll, the compound by which plants use sunlight energy to produce sugars from water and carbon dioxide (i.e., photosynthesis). It is also a major component of amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.