The productivity of soil in a particular region depends on the scarcest resource. The scarcest resource acts as the controlling or limiting factor. Which law states this?
A
Law of definite proportion
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B
Law of minimum
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C
Low of constant minerals
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D
Law of maximum
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Solution
The correct option is B
Law of minimum
Liebig's law of minimum states that growth/productivity of a plant is controlled not by the total amount of resources available, but by the scarcest resource (limiting factor).