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Fertilizer, Micronutrients, bio

fertilizers and Biopesticieds


Dr. Vishwanatha H N
Plant Head
Multiplex Agricare Pvt Ltd
No. 454, Peenya Insustrial Estate
Banagalore
FERTILIZERS
• Chemical substances which are added to the
soil to increase its fertility are called Fertilizers.
Micronutrients-
• The world ‘micronutrients’ represents some essential nutrients that
are required very small quantities for the growth of plants.
• There are 17 essential elements for plant growth, out of these
elements 8 elements are considered as micronutrients.
• They are – iron (Fe), manganese(Mn), copper(Cu), zinc(Zn),
boron(B) molybdenum(Mo), nickel(Ni) and chlorine(Cl).

• Out of these micronutrients iron (Fe), manganese(Mn), copper(Cu),


zinc(Zn), behave like cations, and boron(B) molybdenum(Mo), and
chlorine(Cl) behave like as anion.
Iron (as Fe)
• Iron – major function Important constituent of
two group of protien- 1.Heme- protein 2. Fe-S
protein
• Iron is involved in the production of chlorophyll.
• Oxygen carrier.
• Nucleic acid metabolism.
• Chlorophyll synthesis.
• Protein synthesis.
• Act as catalyst in N2 Reeducates.
• iron – deficiency symptoms
• younger leaves exhibit interveinal chlorosis.
Without dead spot this is the only symptom -
Iron Plant having ≤ 50 ppm (30ppm) Fe, than
Fe deficiency will occur.
• Whole plants turning – necrotic.
• Due to deficiency of Fe-
1.
Green rating in potato.

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