TREE DISEASES AND PESTS
COMMON TREE DISEASES
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Question
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What is meant by the term stunted growth?
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A plant grows too quickly and dies
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Increased growth
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Reduced growth
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Stunting is the impaired growth and development that children experience from poor nutrition, repeated infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation. Children are defined as stunted if their height-for-age is more than two standard deviations below the WHO Child Growth Standards median.
Detailed explanation-2: -Causes Of Stunting Hypothyroidism-The thyroid gland is responsible for making hormones required for growth and an underactive thyroid gland can lead to stunted growth. Stress, use of certain medications during pregnancy, anemia, kidney or lung diseases are a few contributing factors for stunted growth in children.
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