Why is it important to avoid applying too much nitrogen fertilizer?

Explanation:

Why is it important to avoid applying too much nitrogen fertilizer?

Too much nitrogen can increase the salinity of soil.

Under the soil, root growth often suffers. Nitrogen fertilizers can increase the salt content of soil, which can cause plants to get dehydrated. ... You will be more likely to notice damage from excess nitrogen to your plants, if the weather is drier than normal.

Explanation:

measuring light intensity

light meters can be used to measure light intensity. the meter is held at the soil surface and pointed in the direction of the maximum light intensity, and then the meter is read.

errors can be made when measuring light intensity by accidentally shading the light meter. the reliability of the results can be checked by taking many samples.