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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 760

Q760

Who established the essentiality of Fe for plant in 1844

A.
Gilbert
B.
Glauber
C.
Gris
Answer
D.
Grigg

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Eusebe Gris established the essentiality of Iron (Fe) for the plant in 1844.
He showed that certain chlorosis in plants could be reserved by treating roots and leaves with an iron solution.
Iron is a micronutrient required in the least amount but essential for the proper functioning of photosynthesis and chlorophyll synthesis in plants.