Question

Name any five deficiency systems and plants describe them and correlate with the concerned mineral

Answer 1

Name at least five different deficiency symptoms in plants. Describe them and correlate them with the concerned mineral deficiency. Chlorosis or loss of chlorophyll leads to the yellowing of leaves. ... Necrosis is the death of plant tissues as a result of the deficiencies of calcium, magnesium, copper, and potassium.

Answer 2

Answer:

Chlorosis: Loss of chlorophyll leading to the yellow colouration of the leaves. It is caused by the deficiency of N,

K, Mg, S, Fe, Mn, Zn and Mo.

Necrosis: It is the death of leaf tissue due to deficiency of Ca, Mag, Cu,K. It is the killing of cells expressed in the form of leaf spots, rots and blights.

Inhibition of cell division: deficiency in Mo, N, K and S causes inhibition of Cell division. They are expressed in stunted growth

Delay in flowering: In some plants it is caused due to low concentration of N, S and Mo.

Deformation – It is caused due to deficiency of boron. Deformation, disorganization, discolouration of the meristematic tissue and ultimately death of a growing plant.