What are the symptoms of deficiency of micronutrient zinc in crops?

symptoms of deficiency of micronutrient zinc
  • 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.
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