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    Mineral Toxicity MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

    Edited By admin | Updated on Sep 18, 2023 18:34 AM | #NEET

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    Which one of the following symptoms is not due to manganese toxicity in plants?
     

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    Mineral Toxicity
    • The following graph demonstrates how deficiency of any macroelement or microelement reduces growth. 
    • As the mineral availability is increased, growth increases. 
    • As the mineral content continues to be increased there is not much further increase in growth, but other qualities of the plant may be continuing to increase. 
    • This zone is called the luxury consumption zone. 
    • However, continuing to increase the mineral concentration ultimately reaches toxic levels and growth is diminished.

    • The mineral ion concentration at which the dry weight of tissue is reduced by 10% is called its toxic concentration. 
    • Toxic concentration is different for different micronutrients. It varies from plant to plant.
    • Manganese is toxic beyond 600 microgram/gram for soybean but for sunflower, it is toxic beyond 5300 microgram/gram. 
    • Toxicity of one mineral may induce a deficiency of other minerals. For example, deficiency of Mn causes deficiency of Fe, Mg and Ca. 
    • The prominent symptom of Mn toxicity is brown spots surrounded by chlorotic veins.
    • Due to the toxicity of Mn following effects are seen
      • Reduction in the uptake of Mg and Fe
      • Prevention of binding of Mg with enzymes
      • Inhibition of Ca translocation to shoot apex

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