Mineral Nutrition In Plants Question 169
Question: Assertion : In solution culture of plants, iron is added in the form of Fe-EDTA. Reason : Hydroponics set-up is costly.
Options:
A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D) If both the assertion and reason are false
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
In solution culture, iron is added as Fe-EDTA.
The agent which keeps metals in the soluble state is called chelating agent or ligand.
Fe-EDTA complex is called chelate.
The soilless production of plants is called solution culture or hydroponics.
The cost of setting up a hydroponic system is very high.
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