**8.2 The functions of selenium in plants**

Selenium functions differently in various plants;


*Uptake, Metabolism and Toxicity of Selenium in Tropical Plants DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.90295*

iii.Increases respiratory potential [74]

iv.Improves nitrogen assimilation [75]

v.Increases the shoot and dry matter production (Djanaguiraman et al., 2010)
