Mineral Toxicity
Mineral Toxicity: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Symptoms of Manganese Toxicity and Toxicity of Micronutrients.
Important Questions on Mineral Toxicity
Which element inhibit the translocation of calcium in plants?

The reduction of dry weight of tissues by about by any mineral is termed as

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

Read the following statements and select the correct option:
A. NPK are critical elements and are present in most of the fertilizers.
B. A micronutrient is said to be toxic when present below the critical concentration.

Which of the following will show toxicity if their concentration becomes slightly above the critical concentration?

Excess of _____ inhibit the calcium translocation is shoot apex.

Choose the incorrect statement w.r.t. Mn toxicity:

Any mineral ion concentration in tissues that reduces the dry weight of tissue by about ___ is considered toxic.

A plant exhibits the appearance of brown spots surrounded by chlorotic veins. When inspected in more detail, it is observed that its calcium translocation to the shoot is also disrupted. The plant is showing toxicity of


Select the correct statement w.r.t manganese toxicity.

Mineral ion concentration in tissues that reduces the dry weight of tissues by about is considered as

Places where there is copper deposition in the soil is
