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Preferable form of nitrogen for rice under submerged soil conditions is ____________?

Correct answer: A. NH4

  • A. NH4
  • B. NO3
  • C. NO2
  • D. All of these

Explanation

Under submerged, oxygen-deficient soil conditions, nitrate is rapidly denitrified, whereas ammonium remains available to rice roots. Therefore NH₄⁺ is the preferable nitrogen form in flooded rice soils.

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