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Assertion: Deficiency symptoms appear wh...

Assertion: Deficiency symptoms appear when the availability of the essential nutrients falls below the critical concentration.
Reason: Critical concentration is that limited concentration of the essential element below which growth of the plant is reduced.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

B

if both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

C

if assertion is true but reason is false

D

if both assertion and reason are false

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