Archive | Micronutrients

Let us make an in-depth study of the sources, functions and deficiency symptoms of some major micronutrients present in plant. The seven major micronutrients present in plant are: (1) Iron (2) Manganese (3) Molybdenum (4) Zinc (5) Copper (6) Boron and (7) Chlorine. 1. Iron (Fe): Source: Plant obtains iron in the form of ferrous ions (Fe2+) and ferric ions [...]

Let us make an in-depth study of the importance of micronutrients in plant growth. The early culture solutions were made with salts which were not pure, i.e., the salts contained a lot of traces of other elements as impurities. It was found that as better- purified salts were used for culture solutions, the growth of the plants instead of getting [...]