Study of Mineral Requirements on Plants
Study of Mineral Requirements on Plants: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Mineral Nutrition, Hydroponics & Advantages of Hydroponics etc.
Important Questions on Study of Mineral Requirements on Plants

_____ is the soilless method used for growing plants in areas having infertile soil.

Which of the following is/are the advantage/s of hydroponics?

Hydroponics is useful in areas having infertile and dry soil.

Write a short note on the advantages of hydroponics.

Give the details about the technique of soilless culture with the help of a diagram.

Name the technique of growing plants in a nutrient solution or water culture without soil.

Choose the correct combination
List - I | List - II | List - III |
i) Delay in flowering | I) And transported through Xylem | |
B) Amides | ii) Contain more Nitrogen | II) Whiptail in Cauliflower |
C) Hydroponics | iii) Commercial Production of vegetables | III) Seedless Cucumber |
D) Pseudomonas | iv) Denitrification | IV) Reduced to |
The correct answer is

Deficiency of a set of three mineral ions induced by excessive absorption of manganese lead to the following set of metabolic disorders. Identify the set of deficit mineral ions.
A) Transfer of electrons by ferredoxin and Cytochromes
B) Synthesis of DNA and RNA
C) Normal functioning of the cell membrane

Which among the following is an incorrect property of the hydroponic plant production?

Study the following lists and choose the correct match
List - I | List - II | List -III | |||
(A) | (i) | Delay in flowering | (i) | And transported through Xylem | |
(B) | Amides | (ii) | Contain more Nitrogen | (ii) | Whiptail in Cauliflower |
(C) | Hydroponics | (iii) | Commercial Production of vegetables | (iii) | Seedless cucumber |
(D) | Pseudomonas | (iv) | Denitrification | (iv) | Reduced to |
The correct answer is :

It is possible to determine whether an element is essential by observing the growth of plants in

The ion which is commonly found free in the cell is

What is an essential element?

The concentration of a macroelement per gram of the dry matter in plants is at least

Essential micronutrients are also known as

Which of the following options is correct?

Carl Maze divided mineral elements into two categories on the basis of?

The criteria for the essentiality of a mineral element was given by

The importance of microelements was recognised late due to
