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Agriculture · Q989

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 989

Q989

Micronutrient are elements which are

A.
Required by plants in small quantities
Answer
B.
Which required by plants in large quantities
C.
Not at all required by plants
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Micronutrients are elements that are required by plants in small quantities.
Micronutrients are essential dietary elements required by organisms in varying quantities throughout life to orchestrate a range of physiological functions to maintain growth and development.
There are about seven nutrients essential to plant growth and health that are only needed in very small quantities, and these are B, Cl, Cu, Mn, Mo and Zn.