Across
- 3. killing mushrooms
- 4. makes amino acids, which makes proteins
- 5. a threat to crop security
- 8. smells like manure
- 11. decreased soil quality to ruin crop yields
- 12. accumulation of water solvable ions or salts in soil to facilitate crop growth
- 13. Organic matter in insoluble water containing carbon and nitrogen
- 14. contains phenolic acid and carboxylic acid that are present in soil organic matter
Down
- 1. man-made chemicals, killing insect pests
- 2. silica, silicates, and aluminosilicates.
- 5. collect together due to presence of organic matter
- 6. includes PCBs and TphT
- 7. nitrogen and phosphorous are released and taken up by the roots of plants
- 9. spray on weeds
- 10. a dead animal decomposing on the ground