Zinc stimulates enzyme activity in plants and plays an important role in the production of hormones.
Zinc is helpful in protein synthesis and the lack of zinc in the pulse crop decreases the rate of protein accumulation, leading to a decligreatlyod formation.
It acts as a catalyst in chlorophyll production, thus helping plants in food production.
Zinc promotes the use of phosphorus and nitrogen by plants.
Due to its deficiency, the size of the leaves remains small, it curls and yellow stripes appear between its veins.