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The 'Law of the Minimum' was proposed by:
The 'Law of the Minimum' was proposed by:
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Liebig's Law: Growth is dictated by the most limiting factor.
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- Liebig
- Mitscherlich
- Blackman
- Lawes
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Justus von Liebig's Law of the Minimum states that plant growth is limited by the scarcest nutrient resource, not by the total amount of resources available. Even if all other nutrients are abundant, a deficiency in one can limit growth.
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Name Recall: This is a direct fact-recall question — the 'Law of the Minimum' is named after and always attributed to one scientist.
Justus von Liebig proposed it: plant growth is limited by whichever nutrient is scarcest, no matter how abundant the others are.
Mitscherlich, Blackman, and Lawes are all real agricultural scientists associated with OTHER laws/principles (e.g. Mitscherlich's law of diminishing returns), so they don't apply here.
Justus von Liebig proposed it: plant growth is limited by whichever nutrient is scarcest, no matter how abundant the others are.
Mitscherlich, Blackman, and Lawes are all real agricultural scientists associated with OTHER laws/principles (e.g. Mitscherlich's law of diminishing returns), so they don't apply here.
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