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Essential Mineral Nutrients

Question

Excess of manganese in plant tissues may result into:

Easy

A

Deficiency of Fe, Mg and Ca
B

Deficiency of N, P and K
C

Excess of Fe, Mg and Ca
D

Excess of N, P and K

Solution

Many a times, excess of an element may inhibit the uptake of another element. For example, manganese competes with iron and magnesium for uptake and with magnesium for binding with enzymes. Manganese also inhibit calcium translocation in shoot apex. Therefore, excess of manganese may, in fact, induce deficiencies of iron, magnesium and calcium.

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