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Mineral Nutrition — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYMineral Nutrition5 Marks
Question
It is observed that deficiency of particular element shows its symptoms initially in older leaves and then in younger leaves.
  1. Does it indicate that the element is actively mobilised or relatively immobile?
  2. Name two elements which are highly mobile ud to and two which are relatively immobile.
  3. How is the aspect of mobility of elements important to horticulture and agriculture?
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Answer

  1. It indicates that the element is actively mobilised. The parts of the plant that show the deficiency symptoms also depend on the mobility of the element in the plant.
For elements that are actively mobilised within the plants and exported to young developing tissues, the deficiency symptoms tend to appear first in the older tissues.
  1. Two elements which are highly mobile are phosphorus and sulphur and two which are relatively immobile are molybdenum and boron.
  2. The aspect of mobility of elements is important to horticulture and agriculture.
The deficiency symptoms tend to appear first in the young tissues where the elements are relatively immobile and are not transported out of the mature organs, e.g., elements like sulphur and calcium are part of the structural component of the cell and hence, are not released easily.

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