Practice mode Soil Science

Which element was added as the seventeenth essential plant nutrient?

Correct answer A. Nickel

Explanation

Nickel was confirmed as essential in 1987 because it is a component of urease, the enzyme that breaks down urea. Without it, urea accumulates to toxic levels in leaf tips.

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