Question
Nutrients can be provided to crops by fertilizers only.

Answer

False.
Explanation:
The given statement is False. Plants must obtain the following mineral nutrients from their growing medium that includes:
  1. The macronutrients: nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), sulfur (S), magnesium (Mg).
  2. The micronutrients (or trace minerals): boron (B), chlorine (Cl), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni) and cobalt (Co).

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