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Give one function and one deficiency symptom of each of the following in plants :(i) Magnesium (ii) Calcium (iii) Molybdenum

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ElementFunctionDeficiency Symptom
(i) MagnesiumChlorophyll formationInterveinal chlorosis with anthocyanin pigmentation
(ii) CalciumMeristematic activity i.e., cell divisions connected with chromosome formationStunted growth, degeneration of meristem
(iii) MolybdenumNitrogen metabolismMottled chlorosis with marginal necrosis, the upper half of lamina fall down (whiptail disease)


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