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What is meant by Chelating agents? Explain the role of EDTA as chemical chelating agent.

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Plants which are growing in alkaline soil when supplied with all nutrients including iron will show iron deficiency. To rectify this, we have to make iron into a soluble complex by adding a chelating agent like EDTA (Ethylene Diamine Tetra Acetic acid) to form Fe-EDTA.
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  2. Explain the unclassified minerals required for plants.

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  3. Distinguish between macro and micro nutrients?

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  10. Define the term Ammonification.

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  11. Describe catalytic amination.

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  13. Explain the mode of nutrition in pitcher plant.

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  17. Describe the role of micro nutrients on plant health and function.

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  18. Give the details of minerals and their deficiency symptoms.

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  19. Describe the various stages of nirogen cycle.

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