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Liquid Micronutrient Mixture
Micro Element Deficiencies
Micro element deficiency symptoms manifest themselves as chlorosis in plants, deformity of leaves, spots or drying. Plant growth and development slows down, adversely affects yield and quality.
Roles of Micro Elements in Plants
They are essential for healthy plant growth and development. They take part in various metabolic activities in the plant.
Zinc in Plants: Zinc is one of the eight essential trace elements required for normal growth and reproduction of plants. About 10% of all proteins in biological systems require zinc for their function and structure. Small but critical concentrations of zinc for many key actions in plants, including: membrane function, photosynthesis, protein synthesis, phytohormone synthesis (e.g. auxin), seedling viability, sugar formation and defense against disease and abiotic stressors (e.g. drought) Even when the plant's macronutrients are met, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and water will prevent the plant from reaching their full zinc deficient potential. It is also known that large swaths of agricultural lands have zinc deficiency, which causes serious reductions in crop productivity and nutritional value of these crops.
Iron in Plants: Iron plays an important role in many plant functions such as chlorophyll development and function, energy transfer, nitrogen fixation, plant respiration and plant metabolism. Iron deficiency can have a significant economic impact, depending on the timing of the deficiency during the crop production cycle. Iron deficiency is more likely to occur in alkaline soils (pH > 7.5, especially where calcium carbonate is abundant). Iron is immobile in plants, so deficiency symptoms appear first on the youngest leaves. The most obvious sign of iron deficiency is chlorosis or yellowing between the veins of the youngest leaves.
Manganese in Plants: Manganese helps the formation of chlorophyll in the plant. It acts as a catalyst in enzymatic and physiological events in the plant. It is involved in the breakdown of carbohydrates into water and carbon dioxide and in respiration. Manganese deficiency is very similar to magnesium deficiency, the difference is that the symptoms of magnesium deficiency are seen in old leaves. Manganese begins in young leaves. In excess of manganese, phosphorus is reduced and prevents iron from gaining effectiveness and iron deficiency begins to be seen in the plant.
Copper in Plants: Copper concentrates in the roots of plants, it serves to use proteins in nitrogen metabolism. It is a building block of various enzymes. It forms part of enzymes that use carbohydrates and proteins. It takes part in many complex events such as vitamin, carbohydrate and protein synthesis, photosynthesis and respiration. It is of great importance in the development of plants in terms of reproductive organs and yield.
Boron in plants is in the form of non-ionized boric acid (BHCO)3 in the soil. Boron deficiency and toxicity have a very narrow window. Therefore, great care should be taken in fertilization. Boron has a relationship with protein synthesis in the plant. It takes part in the formation and transport of carbohydrates. It helps in the transport and placement of calcium. It affects flower and fruit set. It is necessary for pollen formation and hormone synthesis.
Molybdenum in Plants: It is found in very low proportions in the soil and the needs of the plants are also very low. Plants can take Molybdenum from the soil and leaves as Molybdate ion (Mo-2). Its deficiency is observed in soils with a pH lower than 5.5. Molybdenum prevents nitrate accumulation in the plant. It metabolizes nitrogen. It is effective in protein formation. Molybdenum is effective on vitamin C synthesis. Its deficiency reduces the vitamin C content of plants.
