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Agriculture · Q868

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 868

Q868

Potassium is involved in

A.
Photosynthesis
B.
Promoting many enzymatic activities that regulate plant processes
Answer
C.
Providing reddish pigmentation to fruits
D.
Formation of vascular cambium

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Potassium is involved in promoting many enzymatic activities that regulate plant processes.
Potassium is associated with the movement of water, nutrients and carbohydrates in plant tissue.
It is involved with enzyme activation within the plant, which affects protein, starch and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production. The production of ATP can regulate the rate of photosynthesis.