5. Match the English equivalents with Russian words.

1. применение a) nutrients

2. удобрение b) lime

3. плодородие c) lodging

4. растворимый d) maturity

5. азот e) acidity

6. пропашная культура f) application

7. выщелачивание g) fertilizer

8. полеганиеh) soluble

9. созревание i) fertility

10. известьj) leaching

11. кислотность k) rowcrop

12. питательные вещества l) nitrogen

6. Fill in the blanks usingappropriate words from the text.

1. … fertilizers are of great use for plants but they should not be applied at a very high rate.

2. The method of spreading fertilizers uniformly over the soil surface is called … .

3. Sometimes nitrogen is applied several times during the growing season … … leaching.

4. Broadcasting, top dressing and side-dressing are known as different methods of … .

5. As growing crops remove plant nutrients from the soil … … requires fertilization.

6. Fertilizers are classified … … their main food element.

7. Lime may be applied to correct … .

7. Name the numbers of sentences where:

a) “which” corresponds to Russian “что”

1. Nitrogen was applied several times during the growing season, which is considered to compensate its losses through leaching.

2. Show me the plants which need side-dressing.

3. The method of harvesting corn depends upon the use for which the crop is grown.

4. The soil was plowed in the fall, which means that the planting may begin early in spring.

b) “any” corresponds to Russian “любой”

1. Did your agronomist give any new recommendations on fertilization practices?

2. You may apply lime at any stage of the growing period.

3. We shall not grow any root crops this year.

8. Make up sentences connecting suitable parts.

1. This fertilizer mixture is believed а) unless a mixed fertilizer containing too

high dose of nitrogen were applied.

2. There exist b) may be injured by highly concentrated

fertilizers.

3. Young plantsc) are usually given top dressing in spring.

4. This crop would develop normally d) different ways of fertilization.

5. Winter cereals e) to contain not enough nitrogen.

6. Both top dressing and side-dressing f) the former being usually used with

are methods of fertilization cereals.

7. Broadcast application means g) spreading the material uniformly over

soil surface.

9. Agree or disagree with the following statements(True or False).

1. Only nitrogenous, phosphoric, and potassium fertilizers should be applied for soil fertility improvement.

2. Too much nitrogen in the soil may increase plant susceptibility to certain disease.

3. Too little phosphorous in the soil may cause lodging of the crop.

4. Mixed fertilizers should contain not more than two fertilizer elements.

5. Perennial crops often receive fertilizers several times during the season.

6. Corn is usually given top dressing in early spring.

7. Soil acidity can be corrected by lime used at any time of the year.