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Agriculture · Q92

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 92

Q92

Resistance to pests and diseases is often provided by

A.
Ca
B.
N
C.
K
Answer
D.
air

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Resistance to pests and diseases is often provided by Potassium. Potassium is associated with the movement of water, nutrients and carbohydrates in plant tissues. It involves enzyme activation within the plant, which affects protein, starch, and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production.
Plant disease resistance protects plants from pathogens by pre-formed structures and chemicals and by infection - induced responses of the immune system.