Calcium deficiency leads to decreased growth because:

Calcium is essential for cell division

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Calcium is essential for cell wall synthesis

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Calcium activates several enzymes which regulate metabolic activities

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Calcium is required for photosynthesis

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Calcium is essential for cell division

Calcium is required for the formation of the mitotic spindle and also for the formation of new cell walls during cell division, without which growth is not possible. Further, it also activates several enzymes involved in growth promoting activities.

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