- Respiration
- Photosynthesis
- Protein metabolism
- Lignin synthesis
- Protective function of plants (immune system)
Copper (Cu)
What is copper important for?
Symptoms of copper deficiency
Copper deficiency is shown by twisted flag leaf and twisted younger leaves, shrivelling leaf tips, blind grain sites on ears, poor grain formation, stunted plants. Especially in oats, wheat and barley; rye and triticale are less sensitive.
Whereby copper deficiency is enhanced?
- Humus-rich, sandy, loose soil
- High pH value
- Coldness and moisture
- High nitrogen fertilisation
- Severe drying
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