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Mineral Nutrition

Question
CBSEENBI11003510

Which of the following is a group of micronutrients for plants?

  • Fe, Mn, Cu, Mo, Zn

  • Fe, Mn, Cu, O, C

  • Cu, B, Cl, Fe, Ca

  • Ca, Mg, Fe

Solution

A.

Fe, Mn, Cu, Mo, Zn

Micronutrients or trace elements are needed in very small amounts (less than 10 m mole kg-1 of dry matter). These are 8 in number and include Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Copper (Cu), Molybdenum (Mo), Zinc (Zn), Boron (B), Chlorine (Cl) and Nickel (Ni).