Copper
Benefits of Use:
- Increases enzyme activity in the metabolism of plant
- Has a regulatory effect when soil nitrogen is high
- Has a role in the production of Vitamin A within the plant and funtions in chlorophyll formation
- May be used with sulfur to improve plant tolerance of environmetal stresses
Deficiency Symptoms—When to Apply:
- Young leaves become wilted, chlorotic, and twisted, followed by withering and dying
- Plants show a half-dwarfing effect with an inward rolling of leaves that develop a blue-green appearance
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