11th Class Biology Mineral Nutrition In Plants

  • question_answer 34)
    Excess of Mn in soil leads to deficiency of Ca, Mg and Fe. Justify.  

    Answer:

                      Manganese  becomes toxic when absorbed by plants in higher amounts. The toxicity expressed in form of brown spots surrounded by chlorotic vein. It is due to the following reasons (i) Reduction in uptake of  and (ii) Inhibition of binding of  to specific enzymes. (iii) Inhibition of  translocation in shoot apex. Thus, excess of  causes deficiency of iron, magnesium and calcium.


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