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For Improving and Protecting Plant Health: Chlorine Nitrogen
For Improving and Protecting Plant Health: Chlorine Nitrogen
NITROGEN CHLORINE
Nitrogen is an essential component of Chlorine improves plant productivity,
amino acids for building proteins, plays a role in photosynthesis and is
nucleic acids, and chlorophyll which needed for for osmosis and ionic
converts the sun’s energy into sugars. balance. It can help to minimize water
It is vital for plant metabolism, loss during stressful dry periods and
growth and health. enhance disease resistance.
PHOSPHORUS
Phosphorus is vital for energy storage
and transfer and membrane integrity
in plants. Particularly important in early
growth stages, it promotes tillering,
COPPER
root development, early flowering
and ripening.
Copper plays a key role in nitrogen
and hormone metabolism and is
POTASSIUM
needed for many enzyme activities
in plants, as well as for chlorophyll
Potassium has major functions in and seed production. Deficiencies can
enzyme activation, transpiration and lead to crop failure and increased
the transport of assimilates susceptibility to diseases such as ergot.
(the products of photosynthesis).
It helps plants to retain water during
droughts, provides strength to plant
IRON
cell walls and decreases
susceptibility to diseases
and insects.
Iron is another essential component
for creating chlorophyll and also
serves as a catalyst for cell division
which is central to plant growth.
Many plants also use iron for their
MAGNESIUM
and heat stress.
MOLYBDENUM
Molybdenum is used by plants to
reduce nitrates into usable forms and
NICKEL ZINC
hence influences seed set and yield.
A lack of boron can result in deformed
leaves and poor quality of
harvested product. Nickel is important in plant seed Zinc participates in chlorophyll
germination, photosynthesis, enzyme formation, is needed to activate many
functions and nitrogen metabolism. enzymes in plants and is needed for
A deficiency affects plant growth, plant immune responses. As a result, it is
antioxidant systems and response important for increasing plant resistance
to stress. to diseases and pests.