Question

If a plant shows a symptom which could develop due to deficiency of more than one nutrient, how would you find out experimentally, the real deficient mineral element?

Answer 1

Using the technique of hydroponics..
It helps to determine the deficiency of particular element as the plants are grown in defined nutrient solution and water..

Answer 2

Solution:

There are multiple symptoms which are caused due to the deficiency of a nutrient.

In many cases, the deficiency of one or two nutrients can cause same symptoms.

Different plants show different symptoms and respond to the different nutrients differently.

Therefore, symptoms developed should be studied elaborately with the standard tables.