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The credit for identifying the essentality of K, Ca, Mg and P to planta goes to________?
Correct answer: A. C. Sprengel
- A. C. Sprengel
- B. Theodore Saussure
- C. Dr. Muhammad Sharif et al.
- D. Shafiq Khalil et al.
Explanation
C. Sprengel was among the first to establish the essential role of mineral elements such as potassium, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus in plant nutrition. Theodore de Saussure is more closely associated with early studies of plant carbon and nitrogen nutrition.
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