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Agriculture · Q705

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 705

Q705

Nitrogen is a major nutrient because

A.
It is available in soil more
B.
It is available in soil less
C.
It is required by plants more
Answer
D.
It is available in atmosphere more

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Nitrogen is a major nutrient because it is required in large quantities by plants for proper functioning and growth.
Nitrogen is a major component of the chlorophyll molecule, which enables the plants to capture sunlight and synthesize food by the process of photosynthesis, driving plant growth and grain yield. It is also a key element in the nucleic acids DNA and RNA.