NEET2006BotanyMineral NutritionActual
Micro-nutrients are :
Options
- Aless important in nutrition than macronutrients
- Bas important in nutrition as macro-nutrients
- Cmay be omitted from culture media without any detrimental effect on the plant
- Dcalled micro because they play only minor role in nutrition
Correct answer
B. as important in nutrition as macro-nutrients
Step-by-step solution
Micro-nutrients are the minerals/elements which are required in less amount by the plants and thus are present in less quantity in the plants but these are as important as the macro-nutrients. Examples of micro-nutrients iron ( Fe ), manganese ( Mn ), copper ( Cu ) , zinc ( Zn ) , molybdenum (Mo), boron (B) and chlorine (Cl).