Essential Mineral Elements
Chapter Name : Mineral Nutrition |
Sub Topic Code : 103_11_12_02_04 |
Topic Name : Essential Mineral Elements |
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Sub Topic Name : Toxicity Of Micronutrients |
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Introduction
When the amount of micronutrients is more than required than the plants suffers from Toxicity.
Pre-Requisites:
Manganese, Toxicity
Activity:
Check leaves of various plants; some will have spots in them. These are suffering from toxicity.
Real Life Question:
Why some leaves have yellowish colour while some are green in the same plant?
Key Words / FlashCards
| Key Words | Definitions (pref. in our own words) |
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| Manganese | Manganese is a chemical element, designated by the symbol MN. |
| Toxicity | Toxicity is the degree to which a substance can damage an organism. |
Learning aids / Gadgets
| Gadgets | How it can be used |
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Real life uses :
More quantities of elements are bad for plants.
Places to visit :
Check in your garden where various plants are suffering from toxicity.
Practical examples around us
| Examples | Explainations |
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| Garden | Various plants suffers from toxicity . |
What you learn in Theory:
More supply of micronutrients damages the morphology of plants.
What you learn in Practice:
When the micronutrients are supplied more than required then the plants suffers from toxicity.