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Agriculture · Q899

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 899

Q899

Iron deficiency in plant is characterised by

A.
Little leaf
B.
Yellowing of new leaves
Answer
C.
Interveinal chlorosis of old leaves
D.
Curling of leaves

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Iron deficiency in the plant is characterized by the Yellowing of new leaves.
The distinctive symptom of iron deficiency is the chlorosis of the youngest leaves. As chlorosis is a result of photobleaching, leaves in bright sunlight will be more affected than those in shade.
Initially, yellow interveinal chlorosis develops, which is characterized by a sharply contrasting green network of veins. Iron is needed to produce chlorophyll, hence its deficiency causes chlorosis.