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Zinc Deficiency in Fruit Crops Explained by Leonides Bernardo Fernández Licón is a document available to read on EtoBox.
Zinc deficiency is widespread in fruit crops around the world, causing economic losses. While much is known about zinc soil chemistry and the factors that influence availability, the mechanisms controlling zinc levels in soil solutions are not fully understood. Zinc moves very slowly in soil, with much of the root system of fruit trees occupying deep soil layers, so foliar zinc applications are generally more effective for alleviating deficiency symptoms than soil applications. However, foliar-applied zinc
- Author
- Leonides Bernardo Fernández Licón
- Language
- EN