Nutrico - Zinc
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ZINC
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DEFICIENCY SYMPTOMS
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Stunted plants
Pale stripes to the leaf mid rib (maize)
Formation of rosettes (fruit trees)
Formation of small leaves
Chlorosis of young leaves
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MADE WORSE BY
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Organic soils
High pH soils
Soils rich in phosphorus application
Cold wet conditions
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ROLE IN PLANT NUTRITION
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Necessary for the correct functioning of many enzyme systems
Necessary for the synthesis of nucleic acids
Necessary for auxcin (plant hormone) metabolism
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