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In a Citrus plantation, all the plants w...

In a Citrus plantation, all the plants were found to be suffering from the die-back, spraying of fungicides was of no help. This problem was due to the deficiency of

A

Copper

B

Gibberellic acid

C

Zinc

D

Auxins

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Copper form toxic in high concentration usually it helps in the biosynthesis of vitamin C (ascorbic acid). Deficiency of it causes dieback of citrus and other fruit trees.
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