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Soil Science- ICAR JRF/SRF 2024 (Q.108)
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Sensitive crops like vegetables, fruits (citrus) and horticultural crops can tolerate biuret content in urea up to
  • Biuret Toxicity in Urea: Biuret ($NH_2-CO-NH-CO-NH_2$) forms during urea manufacturing when temperatures exceed $133^\circ\text{C}$.
  • Crop Tolerance Thresholds:
  • General soil application: Biuret up to $1.5\%$ is permissible under FCO specifications.
  • Foliar spray on general crops: Biuret should not exceed $0.5\%$.
  • Sensitive citrus, fruit trees, and vegetables: Foliar biuret must not exceed 0.25% to prevent severe leaf tip chlorosis and marginal necrosis ("yellow tip"). (Correct answer: Option 2)
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