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Micronutrients

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State true or false:
Nutrients can be provided to crops by fertilisers only.

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False

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Solution

The correct option is A False
Fertilisers provide only main nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) to the plant. They are synthetically produced. Other micronutrients and macronutrients that are required by the plants can be provided by manure.

Hence, the given statement is false.

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