Micro-Nutrients

Boron (B)

• Helps in the use of nutrients and regulates other nutrients. 
• Aids production of sugar and carbohydrates. 
• Essential for seed and fruit development. 
• Sources of boron are organic matter and borax

Copper (Cu)

• Important for reproductive growth.
• Aids in root metabolism and helps in the utilization of proteins. 
• Chloride (Cl)
• Aids plant metabolism. 
• Chloride is found in the soil. 

Iron (Fe) 

• Essential for formation of chlorophyll.
• Sources of iron are the soil, iron sulfate, iron chelate. 

Manganese (Mn) 

• Functions with enzyme systems involved in breakdown of carbohydrates, and nitrogen metabolism. 
• Soil is a source of manganese.

Molybdenum (Mo) 

• Helps in the use of nitrogen
• Soil is a source of molybdenum. 

Zinc (Zn) 

• Essential for the transformation of carbohydrates.
• Regulates consumption of sugars.
• Part of the enzyme systems which regulate plant growth. 
• Sources of zinc are soil, zinc oxide, zinc sulfate, zinc chelate.