Micronutrients and Metal Salts

Micronutrients and Metal Salts

Every micronutrient has specific roles to play in the plants. Their presence in optimum concentration is a must for the plants to complete its life cycle that ends with maturity and harvesting of the economic produce. Micronutrients are essential plants mineral taken up and utilized by crops in very small quantities.Traditionally we have relied on what was present naturally in the soil together with amounts added as impurities in fertilize and pesticides as source of micronutrients for crop growth .In recent years however, deficiencies of micronutrients have been diagnosed more frequently ; and many farmers are beginning to take a closer look at their general availability. It is extremely important to be able to recognize and correct micronutrient deficiencies.