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Why magnesium is important for plants?

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(i) Magnesium is a constituent of chlorophyll molecule and is essential for photosynthesis.
(ii) It can not be replaced by any other element for the same function.
(iii) It is also required as a co-factor by many enzymes involved in cellular respiration and other metabolic pathways.
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