Plant Micronutrients Flashcards
1
Q
Iron FE
A
Excess: Rare : in floods seen
Defficiency: poorly drained soil, oxygen deficient soil, high Ca Mon, Cu , zn
Nematode attack roots
Add FE chelate in soil
2
Q
Boron B
A
Excess : blackening death of tissue
Deficiency: failure to set seed, death apical bud
3
Q
zinc Z
A
Excess: FE interferes MG
Defficiency: little leaf, short internode, pucker leaf
4
Q
Copper CU
A
Excess: Shows as FE Defficiency
Deficiency: new growth small
5
Q
Manganese Mn
A
Excess reduced growth, brown spots, FE deficiency
Deficiency: interveinal chlorosis, brown spots
Found in acid conditions
6
Q
Molybdenum Mo
A
Dificiency: interveinal chlorosis twisted leaves.
7
Q
chlorine Cl
A
Excess : salt injury, leaf burn
Deficiency: leaves wilt , bronze, die, club root
