Smaller leaves, reddish to purple in colour
Your crop is Zinc deficient.
- Zinc activates or is a component of several enzymes and therefore affects many metabolic processes in the plant.
- As a component of enzymes, zinc catalyzes the synthesis of fructose-6-phosphate, an important metabolite in glycolysis and therefore photosynthesis.
- Affects the indole-3-acidic acid content which is important for regulation of plant growth.
- Zinc plays an essential role in ATP and protein synthesis.
- Zinc is an essential component of RNA polymerase which catalyzes RNA synthesis, which in turn affects production of proteins.
- Form used by plant: Zn+2
