NEET Biology Mineral Nutrition In Plants Question Bank Assertion and Reason

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    Assertion : In solution culture of plants, iron is added in the form of Fe-EDTA. Reason : Hydroponics set-up is costly.

    A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

    B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion 

    C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

    D) If both the assertion and reason are false

    E) If the assertion is false but reason is true

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    In solution culture, iron is added as Fe-EDTA. The agent which keeps metals in the soluble state is called chelating agent or ligand. Fe-EDTA complex is called chelate. The soilless production of plants is called solution culture or hydroponics. The cost of setting up a hydroponic system is very high.


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