The free-living, anaerobic nitrogen-fixer is:
1. Beijerinckia
2. Rhodospirillum
3. Rhizobium
4. Azotobacter
Manganese is required in:
1. nucleic acid synthesis
2. plant cell wall formation
3. photolysis of water during photosynthesis
4. chlorophyll synthesis
Which of the following is a symbiotic nitrogen fixer?
1. Glomus
2. Azotobacter
3. Frankia
4. Azolla
1. | Bradyrhizobium | 2. | Clostridium |
3. | Frankia | 4. | Azorhizobium |
Which one of the following elements is not an essential micronutrient for plant growth?
1. Mn
2. Zn
3. Cu
4. Ca
A plant requires magnesium for:
1. holding cells together
2. protein synthesis
3. chlorophyll synthesis
4. cell wall development
Farmers in a particular region were concerned that pre-mature yellowing of leaves of a pulse crop might cause a decrease in the yield. Which treatment could be most beneficial to obtain maximum seed yield?
1. | Frequent irrigation of the crop |
2. | Treatment of the paints with cytokinins along with a small dose of nitrogenous fertilizer |
3. | Removal of all yellow leaves and spraying the remaining green leaves with 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid |
4. | Application of iron and magnesium to promote the synthesis of chlorophyll |
Thiobacillus is a group of bacteria helpful in carrying out:
1. Denitrification
2. Nitrogen fixation
3. Chemoautotrophic fixation
4. Nitrification
Which one of the following is not a micronutrient?
1. Molybdenum
2. Magnesium
3. Zinc
4. Boron
1. convert free nitrogen to nitrogen compounds
2. convert proteins into ammonia
3. reduce nitrates to free nitrogen
4. oxidize ammonia to nitrates