Deficiency symptoms of nitrogen and potassium are visible first in:

24 2014 AIPMT Mineral NutritionDeficiency symptoms Easy
Deficiency symptoms of nitrogen and potassium are visible first in:
A Senescent leaves
B Young leaves
C Roots
D Buds

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Nitrogen and potassium are mobile elements. When they are deficient they are moved out of older leaves to young tissues, so symptoms appear first in senescent leaves.

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