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Agriculture · Q794

Soil Science

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 794

Q794

Which of the following micronutrients mostly deficit in Indian soil?

A.
Zn
Answer
B.
Mn
C.
Cu
D.
Broom

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Zinc is the micronutrient that is usually a deficit in Indian soil. At present, about 48.1% of Indian soils are deficient in Diethylene-Triamine Pentaacetate (DTPA) extractable zinc.
Zinc is an important component of various enzymes that are responsible for driving many metabolic reactions in all crops.