Mineral Nutrition Ques 46
46. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Passive transport of nutrients - No ATP required
(b) Apoplast - Plasmodesmata (Plasmodesmata are channels that connect the cytoplasm of adjacent plant cells)
(c) Potassium - Readily immobilized
(d) Bakane of rice seedlings - F. Skoog
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Answer : c
Hints & Solution
(c) Potassium immobilisation is the conversion of water soluble potassium into an insoluble form. Readily available potassium constitutes about $1 \%$ of total potassium in soil, whereas slightly soluble potassium accounts for about $99 \%$.
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