What are the roles of calcium in plants?

      

What are the roles of calcium in plants?

  

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joseph
a. It promotes the formation of soil aeration, water infiltration and retention.
b. Calcium compounds are added to acidic soil to raise its PH to PH 6 and PH7, hence increase
bacteriological activities such as nitrogen fixation by both symbiotic and non-symbiotic bacteria.
c. The presence of calcium in the raises the soil PH hence increases cations exchange capacity (CEC) and
makes more nutrients such as phosphorus and potassium available.
d. Calcium strengthens plant cell wall with calcium acetate
e. It is necessary in the formation of the middle lamellae and increase the protein contained in the
mitochondria.
f. It is used during cell division
g. It is necessary in protein synthesis

joseph rimiru answered the question on November 3, 2017 at 20:21


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