Vol. 11, Special Issue 6 (2022)

Author(s):
Nishant Prashar, Manish Bakshi, Shilpa, Chandrakant and Ashish Ughareja

Abstract:
Plant nutrition is critical for both statistical crop output as well as long-term sustainability, and crops required 17 key components to grow and develop on a consistent basis. In terms of plant development, yield, and quality, micronutrients are just as important as macronutrients. Micronutrient requirements (such as iron, zinc, copper, molybdenum, and manganese) are only needed in minute quantities and are met in part by soil, chemical fertilizers, or other materials sources. Plant physiology, nutrition stability, reproductive growth, chlorophyll synthesis, carbohydrate generation, fruit and seed formation, and other processes generally require micronutrients. In horticultural crops, iron and zinc insufficiency, as well as other micronutrient deficiencies, are widespread. As a result of these deficiencies, some vigorous orchards are becoming unproductive plantations with low-quality fruit. Micronutrients must be absorbed by plants from the soil or supplied through inorganic fertilizer or other sources via soil application or foliage treatment for optimal crop growth and output.