The NPK Percentages on a Package of Fertilizer Refer to the

question 31

Multiple Choice

The NPK percentages on a package of fertilizer refer to the

• A) total protein content of the three major ingredients of the fertilizer.
• B) percentages of manure collected from different types of animals.
• C) relative percentages of organic and inorganic nutrients in the fertilizer.
• D) percentages of three important mineral nutrients.
• E) proportions of three different nitrogen sources.

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