Question

b) Differentiate between:
iii) Nitrogen and Manganese (type of nutrient).​

Answer 1

Explanation:

• Nitrogen is a component of vitamins, amino acids and energy systems within the plant, which form its proteins. Thus, Nitrogen is directly responsible for increasing protein content in plants.
• Manganese (Mn) is an important micronutrient for plant growth and development and sustains metabolic roles within different plant cell compartments. The metal is an essential cofactor for the oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) of the photosynthetic machinery, catalyzing the water-splitting reaction in photosystem II (PSII).